Quantitative histochemical study on the postnatal development of perineuronal nets in the retrosplenial cortex of albino rats [electronic resource].

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Reticular or lattice-like perineuronal coatings of condensed extracellular matrix (ECM), termed perineuronal nets (PNs), enriched in proteoglycans (POs) and/or glycoproteins (OPs) were demonstrated to ensheath cell surfaces of certain neuronal circuits in the central nervous system (CNS) of mammals, reptiles and fishes. In the present study, the histochemical and quantitative characteristics of postnatal ECM in the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) of albino rats were described with a cationic iron colloid (CIC) or with CIC-Bodian's technique for detection of sulfated POs and with certain plant lectins from Vicia villosa agglutinin (VVA), Wisteria jloribunda agglutinin (WFA) or Glycine max agglutinin (SBA) for demonstration of N-acetylgalactosamine containing OPs.

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