Early effects of undernutrition on the development of cerebellar Bergmann glia cells

Abstract

The morphological maturation of Bergmann glia cells, which might play a particularly important role in the histogenesis of the cerebellar cortex, was studied in GolgiCox preparations and electron micrographs of the cerebellum of normal and undernourished young rats. An unexpected acceleration in the morphological development of Bergmann glia cells was observed in the undernourished animals during the early postnatal period.