DNA,RNA, protein and DNases in developing rat cerebellum: Effects of early postnatal nutritional deprivation |
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Authors: | K V Subba Rao Kalluri Subba Rao |
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Institution: | (1) School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, 500 134 Hyderabad |
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Abstract: | The effect of early postnatal undernutrition and subsequent rehabilitation on wet weight, DNA, RNA, protein and the activities
of acid and alkaline DNases in the cerebellar region of rat brain was studied. The cerebellar region was found to be affected
significantly during early undernutrition. Further, earlier the initiation of nutritional rehabilitation the better was the
recovery and in some cases timely nutritional rehabilitation resulted in better than normal biochemical composition of the
brain. The specific activities of acid and alkaline DNases were not affected by early undernutrition. However, the total activities
of these enzymes were significantly low in undernourished rats (R115 and R21) Rehabilitation of these deprived groups upto 150 days resulted in higher amounts of these enzymes as compared to those of
age-matched controls. It is concluded that the two DNases, are synthesized in a preferential manner during rehabilitation,
It is further concluded that cerebellar region, in terms of development schedule and response to imposed calorie restriction,
is intermediary between grey and white matter regions. |
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Keywords: | DNA DNases undernutrition rat cerebellum |
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