Typical albino retinofugal projections despite severe congenital optic nerve malformations in adult albino rats.
Albino rats with severe congenital malformations of the optic nerves consisting of kinks, folds, or loops were examined for possible abnormal central visual projections using the Fink-Heimer method. No abnormal projections were seen in any of the visual areas studied.
D000818:Animals; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology