LOSS OF NEURONS AFTER LONG-TERM ADRENALECTOMY IN THE ADULT-RAT HIPPOCAMPAL-FORMATION

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作者
ADEM, A [1 ]
ISLAM, A [1 ]
BOGDANOVIC, N [1 ]
CARLSTROM, K [1 ]
WINBLAD, B [1 ]
机构
[1] HUDDINGE HOSP,KAROLINSKA INST,DEPT OBSTET & GYNAECOL,S-14186 HUDDINGE,SWEDEN
关键词
ADRENALECTOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONAL DEGENERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199411000-00020
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
THE effects of long-term adrenalectomy (ADX) on hippocampal neurones were investigated 5 months after surgery in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Cells in Nissl-stained sections from ADX rats were counted and compared with those in sections from sham-operated rats. The ADX rats had a significantly reduced number of dentate granule cells. A novel finding was a significant reduction in the number of pyramidal cells in CA1, CA2, CA3 and CA4 regions of the hippocampus. Thus long-term adrenalectomy causes loss of dentate granule cells and pyramidal neurones of the hippocampus.
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页码:2285 / 2288
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