Widening of inter-Purkinje cell distances in association with corpora amylacea.
Inter-Purkinje cell distances were determined in random routine cerebellums obtained at autopsies of adults over the age of 50. There was a significant increase in the inter-Purkinje cell distances proportionate to the increase in adjacent corpora amylacea. The possibility of replacement of Purkinje cells by corpora amylacea is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D000682:Amyloid