We believe that tectal tumors must be managed case by case.
Bruno C.R. Lázaro, José A. Landeiro 2006, 'Tectal plate tumors Tumores da região tectal', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000300015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tectal ventricles were lined with simple cuboidal ciliated ependymal cells in the embryonic period.
Z. Koushafar, A. A. Mohammadpour 2019, 'Morphological study of the midbrain tectum in ostrich (Struthio camelus) embryo',Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicinehttp://tru.uni-sz.bg/bjvm/BJVM%20June%202019%20p.143-151.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As embryonic age increased, the ratio of tectal ventricle volume to its thickness decreased.
Z. Koushafar, A. A. Mohammadpour 2019, 'Morphological study of the midbrain tectum in ostrich (Struthio camelus) embryo',Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicinehttp://tru.uni-sz.bg/bjvm/BJVM%20June%202019%20p.143-151.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They are either large or often extending to tectal ridges or minute holes.
Razieh Kasalkheh, Eisa Jorjani, Hossein Sabouri, Meisam Habibi, Ali Sattarian 2017, 'Pollen morphology of the genus Rubus L. subgenus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Iran', یافتههای نوین در علوم زیستیhttp://nbr.khu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-81-53&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its dorsal tectal mesencephalic branch, of only one antimere, originated the dorsal cerebellarartery.
Amarílis Díaz de Carvalho, Rui Campos 2014, 'Systematization, distribution and territory of the caudal cerebral artery on the brain'ssurface of the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014001000017&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Anterogradely labeled tectal terminals were observed in close association with a portion of these retrogradely labeled reticuloreticular neurons.
Paul J. May, Paul J. May, Paul J. May, Niping Wang, Niping Wang, Eddie Perkins, EddiePerkins, Lan Zhou, Susan Warren 2017, 'Reticular Formation Connections Underlying Horizontal Gaze: The Central MesencephalicReticular Formation (cMRF) as a Conduit for the Collicular Saccade Signal', Frontiers in Neuroanatomyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2017.00036/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For snakes only, we observed a temporal hemifield advantage, which indicates facilitation by the retino-tectal subcortical pathway.
Mark D. Vida, Marlene Behrmann 2017, 'Subcortical Facilitation of Behavioral Responses to Threat', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-13203-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tectal neuronal bodies were not stained with silver, although some neurons were surrounded by coarse granular silver deposits.
G DÃaz de Barboza, C Beltramino, L Britto, J De Olmos, S De Olmos 2009, 'Effect of retinal ablation on the expression of calbindin D28k and GABA in the chickoptic tectum', European Journal of Histochemistryhttps://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/848. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, the area of the tectal neuropil stained increases vastly and tectal commissuresare visible.
Shaista eJabeen, Vatsala eThirumalai 2013, 'Distribution Of The Gap Junction Protein Connexin 35 in the Central Nervous SystemOf Developing Zebrafish Larvae.', Frontiers in Neural Circuitshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2013.00091/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, our results do not support the hypothesis that tectal neurons are sensitive to pop-out per-se.
Yael Zahar, Hermann Wagner, Yoram Gutfreund 2012, 'Responses of tectal neurons to contrasting stimuli: an electrophysiological studyin the barn owl.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380014?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)