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Binocular competition does not regulate retinogeniculate arbor size in fetal monkey.

C J Wefers1, C Dehay, M Berland

  • 1Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior and Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.

The Journal of Comparative Neurology
|October 31, 2000
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Prenatal eye removal in monkeys did not alter retinal axon arbor structure. Instead, the remaining eye

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Binocular interactions shape axonal arbors in the retinogeniculate pathway.
  • Previous studies suggested eye interactions regulate retinal projections in fetal monkeys, but structural evidence was lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if prenatal enucleation affects the structural refinement of retinal arbors in macaque monkeys.
  • To determine if the expanded projection from the remaining eye is due to structural changes in retinal fibers.

Main Methods:

  • Quantified morphologic properties (branch points, arborization length, side branches) of individual retinal fibers in prenatal enucleated and normal macaque monkeys.
  • Used DiI crystal labeling of optic tract fibers and visualized via confocal microscopy.

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  • Analyzed fibers innervating both magnocellular and parvocellular segments of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant differences in branch points, arborization length, or side branches were found between prenatal enucleates and normal monkeys.
    • Retinal arbors from the remaining eye showed wide distribution in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, occupying territories of the enucleated eye.
    • These findings suggest structural integrity of individual retinal arbors is maintained despite prenatal enucleation.

    Conclusions:

    • The expanded projection of the remaining eye is likely due to the survival of retinal fibers that would normally be eliminated by ganglion cell death.
    • Prenatal enucleation does not induce structural modifications in the axonal arbors of the remaining retinal fibers.
    • This study clarifies the mechanisms behind compensatory axonal arborization in the developing visual system.