Abstract
Rats undernourished through 17 days of age to produce mild weight lag (less than 20%) had either the same amount, or slightly more myelin than well fed controls. Schedules of undernourishment producing approximately 30, 40 and 50% body weight lags produced corresponding rank-ordered myelin deficits of 25, 55 and 60%, respectively. Brain growth was relatively spared in all case4s, never exceeding a deficit of 10%. Absolute myelin deficits did not recover following nutritional rehabilitation, although myelin continued to increase in both normal and all test populations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-198 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 290 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2 1984 |
Keywords
- brain development
- myelin, myelination
- undernutrition, starvation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology