PRENATAL AND EARLY POSTNATAL ONTOGENESIS OF HUMAN MOTOR CORTEX - A G GOLGI STUDY .1. SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CORTICAL LAYERS
PRENATAL AND EARLY POSTNATAL ONTOGENESIS OF HUMAN MOTOR CORTEX - A G GOLGI STUDY .1. SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CORTICAL LAYERS
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(70)90037-5
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发表时间:
1970-01-01
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2.9
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MARINPADILLA, M
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MARINPADILLA, M
A Golgi study of the prenatal and early postnatal development of the human motor cortex is presented. Observations made in this study justify the following conclusions. (A) The arrival of afferent fibers to the cortex precedes the organization of the primpordial cortical matter into a recognizable laminated structure. (B) Layer I is the first level of the cortex to develop and to achieve maturity. Its development and maturation are related to and seem to follow the early arrival of afferent fibers (tangential fibers) to this level of the cortex. These afferent fibers, with the Cajal-Retzius cells, form the first distinct neuronal chain to be found in cortical ontogenesis. There is evidence which supports the concept that this neuronal chain persists throughout life in the motor cortex. (C) The formation and organization of the cortical layers and the development and maturation of the efferent neurons are related to the arrival of afferent fibers to the cortex. The arrival of the different afferent fibers follows a distinct sequence in cortical ontogenesis. (D) The development and maturation of the interneurons of the motor cortex parallel that of the efferent neurons with which they establish intracortical neuronal chains. (E) The human motor cortex is characterized by the postnatal reduction and eventual disapperance of layer IV. This is a developmental peculiarity of this area (area 4) of the cortex. It is caused by the marked postnatal growth of the pyramidal cells of lower layer III and layer V invade the territory of layer IV to such an extent that this level of the cortex can no longer be recognized (agranular cortex). (F) The human motor cortex is characterized also by the marked development of pyramidal and basket cells in layers II, III and V. These two types of cells form intracortical chains organized into vertical neuronal systems.