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Title: The accessory optic system of the ferret. Author: Thorpe PA, Herbert J. Journal: J Comp Neurol; 1976 Dec 01; 170(3):295-309. PubMed ID: 62769. Abstract: The accessory optic system of the ferret has been studied both by silver degeneration staining and by autoradiography after intraocular 3H leucine injections. There is no anterior accessory optic tract but a posterior tract containing only crossed fibres leaves the brachium of the superior colliculus and ends in the two nuclei, the medial and lateral terminal nuclei, lying either side of the cerebral peduncle. Both suprachiasmatic nuclei receive retinal fibres visible only on autoradiographs; most fibres end in the contralateral nucleus. No other area in the hypothalamus appears to receive retinal fibres demonstrated by these methods.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]