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Beneficial effects of pituitary grafts under the renal capsule on behavior of dwarf mutant mice
Authors:R Bouchon  P Ropartz
Abstract:The effects of pituitary grafts under the kidney capsule were studied in "dwarf" mutant mice which because of anterohypophyseal deficiency, exhibit dwarfism, sterility and important behavioral deficits. One month after grafting, the body weight was 120% in the grafted mutants while only 11 and 8% respectively in normal and sham-grafted controls. At the behavioral level, the animals were examined on 2 tasks: spontaneous alteration in a T maze and passive avoidance (step-through). Grafted mutant mice, as well as sham-grafted normal controls, were able to alternate successfully, while the sham-grafted "dwarf" mice persevered. In the step-through task, grafted animals as well as sham-grafted normal mice, avoided, entering the dark compartment, 24 h after the shock trial. On contrast, sham-grafted dwarf mice did not show passive avoidance of the shock. According to the literature, pituitary grafts under the kidney capsule secrete high levels of prolactin and very little, if any, of other pituitary hormones. It is not yet clear how the presence of only prolactin can explain the body weight and the maintenance of the behaviors we investigated.
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