Morphological plasticity in the chick ventral lateral geniculate nucleus: temporal parameters.
The retinogeniculate projection in the chick undergoes apparent augmentation following lesions in the optic tectum. Using autoradiographic tracing techniques we determined that the alteration of the retinal projection required a minimum of 4 days to be detected if tectal lesions were made at hatching and could be produced by lesions placed up to 1.5 years posthatch.
Granda
R H
RH
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201.
Crossland
W J
WJ
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology
D011392:Proline