Dendritic structure varies as a function of eccentricity in V1: A quantitative study of NADPH diaphorase neurons in the diurnal South American rodent agouti, Dasyprocta prymnolopha

• Published in: Neuroscience Vol. 216; pp. 94 - 102
• Main Authors: da Rocha, E.G, Freire, M.A.M, Bahia, C.P, Pereira, A, Sosthenes, M.C.K, Silveira, L.C.L, Elston, G.N, Picanço-Diniz, C.W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 02-08-2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: agouti; Animals; area 17; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Mapping; Cluster Analysis; cutia; Dendrites - enzymology; Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Male; NADPH Dehydrogenase - metabolism; Neurology; Pyramidal Cells - cytology; Pyramidal Cells - enzymology; Rodentia; striate cortex; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Visual Cortex - cytology; Visual Cortex - enzymology; Visual Pathways - cytology; Visual Pathways - physiology; visual streak; cutia; PMBSF; NADPH-d; agouti; visual streak; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; striate cortex; area 17; ALBSF; posterior medial barrel subfield; anterolateral medial barrel subfield; Visual cortex; Enzyme; Central nervous system; Rodentia; NADPH dehydrogenase; Encephalon; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Neuron; Visual pathway; Oxidoreductases
• ISSN: 0306-4522; 1873-7544
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.04.042

Highlights ► Nitrergic cortical circuitry of primary visual cortex is differentially specialized. ► Number and morphology of NADPH-d neurons change in V1 nasotemporal representation. ► Data are a new piece of evidence in favor of the diversity of V1 cortical organization. ► V1 circuitry variation may be higher than that envisaged by the ‘ice-cube’ model.