An Experimental Anatomical Study on the Optic Nerve Fibers in the Rat by using a New Selective Silver Impregnation Technique: Termination of the Man Optic Tract

The projection of the main optic tract was studied in the rat by using a new selective silver impregnation method. The projection area s were the ventral and dorsal nuclei of the lateral geniculate body, An Experimental pretectal area, posterior part of the lateral thalamic nucleus, superior colliculus and possibly zona incerta on the contralateral side, as well as the ventral and dorsal nuclei of the lateral geniculate body, pretectal area and circumscribed region of the superior colliculus on the ipsilateral side. The detail of the projection in each area was described.