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ArticleNeural plasticity2008

Effect of prenatal protein malnutrition on long-term potentiation and BDNF protein expression in the rat entorhinal cortex after neocortical and hippocampal tetanization.

Alejandro Hernández, Héctor Burgos, Mauricio Mondaca, Rafael Barra, Héctor Núñez, Hernán Pérez, Rubén Soto-Moyano, Walter Sierralta, Victor Fernández, Ricardo Olivares and 1 more

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alejandro HernándezDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago of Chile, 3363 Avenida Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins, 9170022 Santiago, Chile. ahernand@lauca.usach.cl
Héctor Burgos
Mauricio Mondaca
Rafael Barra
Héctor Núñez
Hernán Pérez
Rubén Soto-Moyano
Walter Sierralta
Victor Fernández
Ricardo Olivares
Luis Valladares
University of Chile · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reduction of the protein content from 25 to 8% casein in the diet of pregnant rats results in impaired neocortical long-term potentiation (LTP) of the offspring together with lower visuospatial memory performance. The present study was aimed to investigate whether this type of maternal malnutrition could result in modification of plastic capabilities of the entorhinal cortex (EC) in the adult progeny. Unlike normal eutrophic controls, 55-60-day-old prenatally malnourished rats were unable to develop LTP in the medial EC to tetanizing stimulation delivered to either the ipsilateral occipital cortex or the CA1 hippocampal region. Tetanizing stimulation of CA1 also failed to increase the concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the EC of malnourished rats. Impaired capacity of the EC of prenatally malnourished rats to develop LTP and to increase BDNF levels during adulthood may be an important factor contributing to deficits in learning performance having adult prenatally malnourished animals.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorEntorhinal CortexFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHippocampusLearning DisabilitiesLong-Term PotentiationMaleMalnutritionNeocortexPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProtein DeficiencyRatsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

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PMID18604298
PMCPMC2442167
OpenAlexW1972259597

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