| Autor: |
Johnson, Brett A., Woo, Cynthia C., Duong, Hongcam, Nguyen, Vicki, Leon, Michael |
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Brain Research; 1995, Vol. 699 Issue: 2 p192-200, 9p |
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Young rats exposed to peppermint odor and reinforcing tactile stimulation from postnatal days (PND) 1–18 increase their preference for that odor relative to controls. This early olfactory memory is accompanied by an 80% increase in the density of glomerular-layer cells displaying Fos-like immunoreactivity in response to the learned odor on PND 19. The difference is observed in midlateral portions of the olfactory bulb that align with foci of 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake in adjacent sections. Trained and control animals are not different in the Fos-like response of juxtaglomerular cells within ventrolateral 2-DG foci. Ratios of midlateral/ventrolateral response differ significantly between trained and control animals and include differences among cells of three staining intensities. These ratios are correlated with ratios of 2-DG uptake (midlateral/ventrolateral foci), which also differ significantly between trained and control rats. Juxtaglomerular cells associated with 2-DG foci also express Egr-1-like immunoreactivity. However, the midlateral Egr-1 response does not differ between trained and control rats. These results show that early memories can be associated with an increased Fos-like response in a primary sensory area of the CNS. They also suggest that only specific regions within the olfactory bulb are modified following the learning of a given odor in early life. |
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