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Optic tract structure

Known as: Optic Tract, Optici, Tractus, Tract, Optic 
A continuation of the optic nerves just dorsal to the optic chiasm, formed by temporal fibers of the ipsilateral optic nerve and nasal fibers of the… 
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Blood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionStructure of diencephalon

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Left optic tractRight optic tract

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Multiple phosphorylated variants of the high molecular mass subunit of neurofilaments in axons of retinal cell neurons: characterization and evidence for their differential association with…
The 200-kD subunit of neurofilaments (NF-H) functions as a cross-bridge between neurofilaments and the neuronal cytoskeleton. In… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Prenatal development of the optic projection in albino and hooded rats.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Connections of the multiple visual cortical areas with the lateral posterior-pulvinar complex and adjacent thalamic nuclei in the cat
The present report describes the patterns of cat thalamocortical interconnections for each of the 13 retinotopically ordered… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ontogeny of somatostatin‐containing neuron system of the rat: Immunohistochemical analysis. II. Forebrain and diencephalon
The ontogeny of the somatostatin (SRIF) neuron system in the forebrain and diencephalon of the rat was investigated by means of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Testicular responses to photoperiod are blocked by lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei in golden hamsters.
Lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of golden hamsters prevented the testicular regression ordinarily observed in short… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A retinotopic analysis of the central connections of the optic nerve in the frog
The possibility of retinotopic organization in the optic nerve projections to the contralateral and ipsilateral diencephalon was… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Rat drinking rhythms: central visual pathways and endocrine factors mediating responsiveness to environmental illumination.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Changes in the morphology and amino acid incorporation of regenerating goldfish optic neurons.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Transport of protein in goldfish optic nerve during regeneration.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Discharge patterns of single geniculate neurons during the rapid eye movements of sleep.
SEVERAL RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN that sleep with EEG slow waves is periodically interrupted by brief episodes of sleep with low… 
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