title: Visual cortex damage-induced growth of retinal axons into the lateral posterior nucleus of the cat.
abstract: Ablation of visual cortical areas 17 and 18 in neonatal and young adult cats induces novel retinal projections to terminate bilaterally in the lateral posterior nucleus (LP) at a position ventromedial from the medial interlaminar nucleus. Comparison with the visual-field maps of LP indicate that the terminations are focussed on the representation of the visual-field center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Housman Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lomber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D002455:Cell Division; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*