Numbers of neurons and glia in mature rat somatosensory cortex: Effects of prenatal exposure to ethanol

Journal of Comparative Neurology - Tập 293 Số 1 - Trang 92-102 - 1990
Michael W. Miller1, Gregory Potempa2
1Department of Anatomy, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854.
2Department of Anatomy, School of Osteopathic Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicin and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

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AbstractStereological methods were used to examine the consequences of prenatal exposure to ethanol on the structure of area 3, primary somatosensory cortex, of the mature hooded rat. Pregnant rats were fed a liquid diet containing 6.7% (v/v) ethanol (Et), pairfed an isocaloric liquid control diet (Ct), or fed a diet of chow and water (Ch). Cresyl violet‐stained sections of 3‐month‐old pups were examined. The corrected mean size of the cell bodies of neurons in layers other than layer V was significantly smaller in the Ettreated rats; conversely, the mean somatic size of glia in each layer was significantly larger in the Ettreated rats. The laminar cell packing density for neurons and glia, however, was similar in rats from both treatment groups. The overall volume of area 3 and the volume of individual layers were about 33% smaller in Et‐treated rats than in the pair‐fed controls. Thus, the estimated total number of neurons in Et‐treated rats (1.79*106) was significantly fewer than in Chtreated rats (2.77*106) and in Ct‐treated rats (2.66*106). The total number of glia also was about 30% fewer in Et‐treated rats than in the controls. Not all layers were affected equivalently. The space occupied by the neuropil was significantly greater in Et‐treated rats, but only in layers II/III, IV, and VI; hence, the cell body/neuropil ratio in these layers was less in Et‐treated rats than in the controls. Therefore, microcephaly caused by prenatal exposure to ethanol results not only from a miniaturization of the brain, but also from a permanent abnormal organization of cerebral cortex.

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Journal of Comparative Neurology

Tập 293 Số 1

92-102

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