title: The postnatal development of the cerebellum- a fMRI and silver study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the postnatal development of the cerebella of the pig and to compare this with the activation of the fMRI. The cells in the cerebella were studied by silver technique and the activation of the fMRI in the cerebella was initiated by flexion and extension of the hind paw. Our results showed an increase of the branching of the cells of the cerebellar cortex postnatally, coordinated with registration of fMRI active sites in the cerebella at 6-month postnatal. We concluded that the full maturation of the cerebella was around 6-month postnatal in the pig.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Marong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jicheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Charlotte H Y
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Sen Mun
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wai
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Yew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012834:Silver / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D012834:Silver