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Transient outgrowth from retinae implanted in the neonatal rat cerebral cortex
M Hankin1, A J Sefton, R D Lund
1Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research
|September 17, 1993
Abstract:
Retinae placed in the cortex of neonatal rodents show substantial outgrowth, both along the subpial margin and within the cortical white matter, which is not sustained beyond 6 days post-transplantation. These results, in combination with previous studies, suggest that optic axon outgrowth is sustained for a finite period, after which it requires target-derived influences for its long-term maintenance.