title: The effect of pre- and postnatal undernutrition on axonal growth and myelination of central motor fibers. A morphometric study on rat cortico-spinal tract.
abstract: A morphometric study of the axon circumference and myelin sheath thickness in the rat corticospinal tract was undertaken to establish the effect of pre- and postnatal undernutrition and subsequent nutritional rehabilitation. Both axonal growth and myelin deposition were affected by undernutrition. Rats subjected to postnatal nutritional rehabilitation revealed a catch-up in axonal growth; whereas the process of myelination remained affected.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000254:growth & development; D001699:Biometry; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009185:Myelin Proteins