2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of ambient temperatures on rat neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy assessed using simple behavioral tests.
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20590239
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental physiology (including Physical medicine and Nutritional physiology)
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| Research Institution | Osaka Electro-Communication University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOSONO Takayoshi Osaka Electro-Communication University, 医療福祉工学部, 教授 (60294104)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 低酸素虚血脳障害 / 環境温度 / 新生児 / 動物モデル / 行動学的評価 / 運動 / 学習 |
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| Research Abstract |
Human neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is one of the most important problems to be solved. Concerning this topic, we produced rat models of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at various ambient temperatures on insult, and assessed motor and learning ability after reaching maturity using simple behavioral tests. The hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy model rats produced at high ambient temperatures showed retardation of motor and learning abilities compared to those produced at normal ambient temperatures and controls. However, there was no anatomical difference in the brain morphology. These results suggest a discrepancy between the brain anatomy and behavior of rat models of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at various ambient temperatures on insult.
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