title: Postnatal change in lipid composition and nerve conduction of peripheral nerves of young rhesus monkeys.
abstract: Body weight, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities of fore and hind limbs, and lipid composition were measured sequentially in peripheral nerves of 15 rhesus monkeys. Initially measurements were made with monkeys six to eight months of age. There were significant increases in body weight, motor, and sensory nerve conduction and myelin marker lipids over a five months period, but no change was observed in free fatty acids, triglycerides, and esterified cholesterol. These results indicate that myelination continues at least for 11 to 13 months of postnatal age in rhesus monkeys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chopra
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000032:analysis; D038983:Galactolipids; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000502:physiology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D038983:Galactolipids; D006017:Glycolipids; D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol