LONG-TERM MEMORY DEFICITS IN ADULT-RATS DUE TO POSTNATAL MALNUTRITION

被引:35
作者
HALAS, ES [1 ]
HEINRICH, MD [1 ]
SANDSTEAD, HH [1 ]
机构
[1] USDA, SEA, HUMAN NUTR LAB, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201 USA
关键词
Long term memory; Malnutrition; Trace elements; Undernutrition; Zinc deficiency;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(79)90345-7
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Rats who suffered zinc deficiency in early infancy were significantly retarded in the development of their long term memory. Other rats who suffered undernutrition during the same time period did not suffer impaired memory. It was hypothesized that zinc deficiency interfered with the normal development of the brain structures which are necessary for mediating long term memory. © 1979.
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页码:991 / 997
页数:7
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