一些文献资料已充分证明了甲状腺激素对中枢神经系统的发育起着极为重要的作用。但多数资料只涉及到神经元和少突神经胶质细胞,很少说明甲状腺激素对另一种主要的脑细胞类型——星形神经胶质细胞的作用。甲状腺的功能状态可影响Dergman胶质细胞的成熟,大鼠小脑的星形胶质细胞的数量和S—100蛋白质的含量,以及丁酰胆硷酯酶和r—氨基丁酸(GABA)一代谢酶的活性。甲状腺激素还可增加 Some literatures have fully proved that thyroid hormones play a very important role in the development of the central nervous system. However, most data refer only to neurons and oligodendrocytes, and seldom indicate the effect of thyroid hormones on another major brain cell type, astroglial cells. The thyroid functional status can affect the maturation of Dergman glia, the amount of astrocytes in the cerebellum and the content of S-100 protein, as well as the metabolism of butyrylcholinesterase and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) Enzyme activity. Thyroid hormones can also be increased