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Postnatal change in lipid composition and nerve conduction of peripheral nerves of young rhesus monkeys
Author(s) -
Rana S.V.,
Mehta S.,
Chopra J.S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1991.tb00543.x
Subject(s) - myelin , sensory system , anatomy , peripheral , sensory nerve , motor nerve , peripheral nervous system , nerve conduction velocity , endocrinology , myelin sheath , medicine , biology , central nervous system , neuroscience
Body weight, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities of fore and hind limbs, and lipid composition were measured sequentially in peripheral nerves of 15 rhesus monkeys. Initially measurements were made with monkeys six to eight months of age. There were significant increases in body weight, motor, and sensory nerve conduction and myelin marker lipids over a five months period, but no change was observed in free fatty acids, triglycerides, and esterified cholesterol. These results indicate that myelination continues at least for 11 to 13 months of postnatal age in rhesus monkeys.