PMID: 6403069Mar 1, 1983Paper

Ultrastructural changes in the neuropile of the sensorimotor cortex during long-term protein-calorie deficiency

Biulleten' eksperimental'noĭ biologii i meditsiny
D I MedvedevA I Kravtsova

Abstract

The effect of alimentary (protein-caloric) deficiency on the brain sensomotor cortex of mice was studied during their postnatal development. It was found that malnutrition of mice from day 10 to day 40 of postnatal period brought about the most remarkable changes in synaptic junctions located on the dendritic spines. They manifested destruction of the spine apparatus, reduction of the width of synaptic slits and of postsynaptic membranes. Dystrophic and destructive alterations are frequently encountered in dendrites, axon terminals, and myelinized axons, indicating the reduced compensatory functions of the CNS.

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