Morphogenetics as an alternative to chemospecificity in the formation of nerve connections. A review of literature, before 1978, concerning the control of growth of regenerating optic nerve fibres to specific locations in the optic tectum and a new interpretation based on contact guidance.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000166:cytology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D006054:Goldfish; D008954:Models, Biological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000166:cytology*; D012038:Regeneration; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000033:anatomy & histology*