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Thalamocortical connections in newborn mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6490968     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thalamocortical axons reach the developing neocortex and become distributed within the cortical subplate during the third week of gestation. The present study is an analysis of the organization of connections that link thalamus and cortical subplate (corresponding to future layers V and VI) at birth. This age antedates the ascent of thalamic axons to contact cells of the supragranular layers, their principal targets in the adult cortex. At birth thalamic nuclear subdivisions are explicit; field-characteristic cytoarchitectonic features, relating principally to the infragranular layers, delineate the majority of neocortical fields. The projection of principal relay nuclei upon the majority of fields of the cerebral convexity has been mapped by means of retrograde transport of HRP. Nucleus-to-field interrelationships as well as topologic order of the overall thalamic projection prove to be identical to that in the adult animal. The neonatal projection appears to be somewhat more divergent than that of the adult.
Authors:
J E Crandall; V S Caviness
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of comparative neurology     Volume:  228     ISSN:  0021-9967     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Comp. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1984 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-12-18     Completed Date:  1984-12-18     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0406041     Medline TA:  J Comp Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  542-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Afferent Pathways / anatomy & histology,  growth & development
Animals
Animals, Newborn / anatomy & histology*
Cerebral Cortex / anatomy & histology*,  growth & development
Mice
Thalamic Nuclei / anatomy & histology*,  growth & development
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS12005/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS20213/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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