title: Retinofugal projections in the opossum, An anterograde degeneration and radioautographic study.
abstract: A study of anterograde degeneration and anterograde transport was undertaken in the opossum primary optic system in order to clarify several points regarding fiber organization and patterns of terminal fields. Through the radioautographic technique of axon tracing, it was demonstrated that the accessory optic system follows the generalized scheme of Hayhow, consisting of two fascicles the three terminal nuclei.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007839:Functional Laterality; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009893:Opossums / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013495:Supraoptic Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology*