BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF RATS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC ZINC-DEFICIENCY

被引:54
作者
HESSE, GW [1 ]
HESSE, KAF [1 ]
CATALANOTTO, FA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CONNECTICUT, CTR HLTH SCI, DEPT PEDIAT DENT, FARMINGTON, CT 06032 USA
关键词
Hippocampus; Malnutrition; Maze alternation; Open field; Passive avoidance; Zinc deficiency;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(79)90077-5
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Adult rats chronically deprived of dietary zinc do not behave as hippocampal" animals despite evidence that the deficiency alters the electrophysiological properties of normally zinc-rich hippocampal mossy fibers. The behavioral characteristics of these animals differed from controls and were substantially parallel to those reported for animals with excess glucocorticoids. Since zinc deficiency has been reported to produce a hyperadrenal condition this raises the possibility that the behavioral abnormalities that accompany zinc deficiency may be mediated largely by alterations in production and/or utilization of glucocorticoids. © 1979."
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