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Postnatal differentiation of the granule cells in the fascia dentata and the granule cell layer of cerebellum is described in terms of enzymatic activity with NADPH-R, NADH-R, SDH and Ac. Ph. In relation to this the neuropil, where the granule cells have their dendritic ramifications, has been studied. The granule cells in both the regions, after a progression of enzymatic changes, achieve an asymptotic level of enzyme activity around 16 days postnatally.
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Das, G.D., Kreutzberg, G.W. Postnatal differentiation of the granule cells in the hippocampus and cerebellum: A histochemical study. Histochemie 10, 246–260 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304872
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