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Comparative data on the structural-metabolic organization of field 4 of the cat brain in normal conditions and after unilateral enucleation of the eye are presented. Cytochrome oxidase was detected histochemically. Data were processed by a computerized method using an original video capture system. Data were obtained demonstrating the uneven distribution of enzyme along sublayer IIIb of field 4 in animals with unilateral enucleation. A hypothesis based on published data is suggested whereby the alternation of high- and low-reactive areas is evidence for the ordering of the retinal representations of the right and left eyes in the sensorimotor cortex.
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Zykin, P.A. Structural-Metabolic Organization of Field 4 of the Cat Brain in Normal Conditions and after Unilateral Enucleation of the Eye. Neurosci Behav Physiol 35, 37–41 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NEAB.0000049649.64932.49
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