THE AMNESIC SUBSTANCE 2-DEOXY-D-GALACTOSE SUPPRESSES THE MAINTENANCE OF HIPPOCAMPAL LTP
THE AMNESIC SUBSTANCE 2-DEOXY-D-GALACTOSE SUPPRESSES THE MAINTENANCE OF HIPPOCAMPAL LTP
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90513-u
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发表时间:
1991-02-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
MATTHIES, H
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作者:
KRUG, M;JORK, R;MATTHIES, H
Male Wistar rats were intraventricularly injected with 2-deoxy-D-galactose (do-gal), a substance interfering with the fucosylation of glycomacromolecules and impairing memory consolidation in various learning tasks. Do-gal was found to have no influence on the monosynaptically evoked field potential (MEFP) recorded in the dentate gyrus upon stimulation of the perforant pathway. However, hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) induced in do-gal-pretreated animals by fractionated tetanization of the perforant pathway declined to control levels 2 h after tetanization, whereas it remained constant for 24 h in saline-treated rats. Similar effects were observed in the CA1 region of hippocampal slices. The results indicate a participation of fucosylated macromolecules in the maintenance of LTP. The possible significance of processes involved in LTP for memory formation is discussed.