after removal of a large part of the neocortex by removal of the overlying pia-arachnoid mater the cells in the basal nucleus in the operated hemisphere underwent retrograde cellular degeneration , being swollen and paler-staining up to 14 days , and thereafter shrinking by 20-30 % ( as compared with those in the brains of age- and sex-matched littermate controls ) .
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