2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Behavioral and neural analysis of the control mechanism for ingesting micronutrients
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23890224
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Functional basic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Asahi University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 味覚 / 微量栄養素 / ビタミン C |
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| Research Abstract |
To clarify the behavioral mechanism for ingesting vitamin C (VC), we conducted the behavioral and neural experiments in the rats, which were unable to synthesize VC.Results follows; Rats could recognize VC as a tastant and consume the amount beyondthe minimum necessary for health. When they were deprived VC, the preferences forVC were increased and their urine outputs were decreased. These results may dependon the decrease of consumption of distilled water. And the rats deprived VC changedtheir taste nerve responses to some basic tastes.
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Research Products
(4 results)
