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Optic Chiasms

Known as: Chiasm, Optic, Chiasma Opticums, Optic Decussations 
The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to… 
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Blood supply aspectsBranch of anterior choroidal artery to optic chiasmDisorder of the optic nerveMicrobiological

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Neural PathwaysOptic NerveStructure of diencephalonVisual Pathways

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Three-dimensional intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the University of California-San Francisco experience.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Peripheral nerve‐stimulated macrophages simulate a peripheral nerve‐like regenerative response in rat transected optic nerve
We have previously demonstrated that the failure of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) to regenerate following axonal… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
W-like response properties of interlaminar zone cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus of a primate (Galago crassicaudatus)
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The onset and development of descending pathways to the spinal cord in the chick embryo
The ontogenetic development of afferent (supraspinal and propriospinal) as well as efferent (ascending) fiber connections of the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Origin of the retina from both sides of the embryonic brain: a contribution to the problem of crossing at the optic chiasma.
Cells originating from one of the first two blastomeres of the frog embryo were labeled either by injecting them with horseradish… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Synaptonemal complex karyotyping in spermatocytes of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)
Using the Counce-Meyer spreading technique, in over 70 spermatocytes it was possible consistently to obtain whole, flattened… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Differential localization of N-acetylated indolealkylamines in CNS and the Harderian gland using immunohistology
Review
1976
Review
1976
The ventral surface of the brain stem: A scarcely explored region of pharmacological sensitivity
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Functional aspects of localization in the cat's tectum opticum.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Modification of sensory cortical evoked potentials by hippocampal stimulation.
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