The effect of monocular deprivation on cells in the C-laminae of the cat lateral geniculate nucleus.
Five cats monocularly deprived by lid suture between 2 and 3 weeks of age were used experimentally between the ages of 16 and 52 weeks. An intraocular injection of horseradish peroxidase was used to reveal the individual C laminae (C, C1, C2) in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Soma size measurements of cells in the C laminae showed significant differences between cells in the deprived layers C and C1 and the corresponding nondeprived layers, but not between cells in deprived and nondeprived layer C2.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology*; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D012683:Sensory Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase