title: Differentiation of ependymal surface of lateral ventricles in fetus and newborn rabbits: observations by SEM.
abstract: The ultrastructural modifications that occur on the ependymal surface of the lateral ventricles of prenatal rabbit brains at 25, 27, 29 days of pregnancy, of term fetuses (30-31 days) and of 5, 10, 15 day old newborn rabbits, were studied by a SEM. On the ependymal surface the cilia, usually associated in tufts and the microvilli, variable in size and number, that surround them, show a rate of development correlated to the age. The results show the early differentiation of the surface features commensurated with early cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) functioning.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abbate
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laurà
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Muglia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bronzetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004805:Ependyma / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology