[Morphologic characteristics of the vascular network of the dentate nucleus during development]

The development of the blood network of the dentate nucleus was studied on 20 human fetal brains of different crown-rump length (CRL). In the stage of 17 to 20 weeks, the blood network of the dentate nucleus consisted of moderate spiral blood vessels. They anastomosed each other and made irregular elongated polyhedral meshes. From this meshwork, blood vessels of a greater volume arose and extended to the hilum of the nucleus. Between 23 and 25 weeks, a clear segmental vascular pattern was noticed. The capillary network was very dense. Along the outer surface of the nucleus the blood vessels which connected two secondary wrinkles of the gray matter were observed. In all the stages investigated the blood vessels were moderately spiral.