The Purkinje neuron: I. A Golgi study of its development in the mouse and in culture
- 9 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Comparative Neurology
- Vol. 193 (4), 1063-1079
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.901930417
Abstract
The development of the Purkinje neuron was studied in organotypic culture and compared to that occurring in the intact animal, using a modified Golgi‐Cox method. The post‐natal sequence of development in the intact animal occurred in five distinct stages beginning with (1) an immature state (0–3 days), (2) a stage of perisomatic dendritic processes (4–6 days), and then (3) a stage characterized by the presence of spines on the soma region (7–10 days). This stage of somatic spines has not been delineated previously in Golgi studies of the Purkinje cell during its development. There was no evidence that the lateral somatic processes resorb; rather they continue to grow and develop into dendritic branches. It is proposed that by a process of perikaryal translocation, the soma region becomes transferred “downward,” resulting in an elongation of the primary, apical dendrite (stage 4, 11–14 days). Beyond 15 days (stage 5) the dendritic branches grow to the pial surface and the neuron has its full complement of secondary, tertiary, and spiny branches. In culture, the development parallels that occurring in the intact animal during the first 10 days (stages 1, 2, 3) despite the absence of extracerebellar afferents and the special conditions of the culture. However, there is an overall absence of lamination of the cortex, the Purkinje neurons do not align, and the development process is modified because of the failure of the process of perikaryal translocation in culture. The resultant mature neuron has an altered morphology characterized by the presence of several dendrites and spines attached to the soma, and also lacks the complete development of the smaller dendritic branches.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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