EVIDENCE OF NONMATERNALLY MEDIATED ACCELERATION OF EYE-OPENING IN ENRICHED ARTIFICIALLY REARED RAT PUPS

被引:11
作者
SMART, JL [1 ]
MCMAHON, AC [1 ]
MASSEY, RF [1 ]
AKBAR, GNK [1 ]
WARREN, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT BIOMED SCI,SHEFFIELD S10 2TN,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1990年 / 56卷 / 01期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Artificial rearing; Environmental enrichment; Environmental impoverishment; Eye-opening; Rat; Stimulation in infancy;
D O I
10.1016/0165-3806(90)90174-W
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Rat pups were artificially reared, without their mothers, from postnatal day 5. They were exposed thereafter to impoverished or enriched environmental conditions. The enrichment included gentling, social interaction and homing experience. Enriched rats showed accelerated eye-opening compared with their impoverished littermates (P < 0.02). This is the first demonstration of stimulation-induced acceleration of development which cannot have been maternally mediated. © 1990.
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页码:141 / 143
页数:3
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