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Development of cerebral sulci and gyri in fetuses of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). II. Gross observation of the medial surface

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This study aimed to clarify chronological sequences of the appearances of sulci and gyri on the medial cerebral surface and its relation to the regional development of the cerebrum in cynomolgus monkeys. The lengths of cingulate and calcarine sulci were measured, and the ratios of these lengths to fronto-occipital length were estimated as indices of the size of the “frontoparietal” and “occipital” regions, respectively. The relative length of cingulate sulcus showed a biphasic increase: a slow phase from EDs 100 to 110, and a rapid phase from EDs 110 to 130. The gyri in the “frontoparietal region” were convoluted in the limbic cortex during the initial slow phase and in the neocortical region during the rapid phase. The relative length of calcarine sulcus lineally increased between EDs 90 and 130, and the gyri in the “occipital region” generated in a dorso-ventral manner: the gyrus convolutions occurred first in the “phylogenetically older” striate and dorsal extrastriate cortices, and then in the “phylogenetically newer” ventral extrastriate cortex. The results suggest that the chronological order of appearance of sulci and gyri is closely associated with the order of phylogenetical development of the cerebral cortex. The present study provides a standard reference for the development of cerebral sulci and gyri of cynomolgus monkeys together with our previous study (Fukunishi et al. Anat Embryol 211:757–764, 2006).

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Abbreviations

apos:

Anterior parietooccipital sulcus

cal:

Calcarine sulcus

cas:

Callosal sulcus

CgG:

Cingulate gyrus

cgs:

Cingulate sulcus

cos:

Collateral sulcus

Cun:

Cuneus

ED:

Embryonic day

FO:

Fronto-occipital

FuG:

Fusiform gyrus

his:

Hippocampal sulcus

ical:

Inferior calcarine sulcus

ICgG:

Isthmus of cingulate gyrus

ios:

Inferior occipital sulcus

MFG:

Medial frontal gyrus

LiG:

Ligual gyrus

OG:

Occipital gyrus

olfs:

Olfactory sulcus

ots:

Occipitotemporal sulcus

PCL:

Paracentral lobule

PCu:

Precuneus

PHG:

Parahippocampal gyrus

pos:

Parietooccipital sulcus

rf:

Rhinal fissure

ros:

Rostral sulcus

sbps:

Subparietal sulcus

scal:

Superior calcarine sulcus

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  1. Kazuhiko Sawada

    Present address: Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tsukuba International University, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, 300-0051, Japan

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Developmental Neurobiology, University of Tokushima Graduate School Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

    Masatoshi Kashima, Kazuhiko Sawada, Katsuhiro Fukunishi, Hiromi Sakata-Haga & Yoshihiro Fukui

  2. Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Kagoshima, 891-1394, Japan

    Masatoshi Kashima, Katsuhiro Fukunishi & Hiroshi Tokado

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Kashima, M., Sawada, K., Fukunishi, K. et al. Development of cerebral sulci and gyri in fetuses of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). II. Gross observation of the medial surface. Brain Struct Funct 212, 513–520 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-008-0171-7

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