Abstract
By use of light- and electron microscopy the anterior commissure of the chick was studied at different times during development. Between the 19th day of incubation and the 35th day after hatching the cross-sectional area of the anterior commissure, as determined from mid-sagittal sections, undergoes a 6-fold increase in size. Thereafter the area remains fairly constant. The total number of fibres in the anterior commissure was estimated to be 89000. The full complement of fibres is already present by the 19th day of incubation. Myelogenesis occurs mainly between the 19th day of incubation and the 35th day after hatching, concomitant with the increase in cross-sectional area. From the 35th day after hatching, myelinated fibres comprise approximately 40% of the total number of fibres. The median diameter of unmyelinated fibres is about 0.35-0.40 micron. The median diameters of myelinated axons and fibres are 0.8-1.0 micron and 1.1-1.3 micron, respectively.
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