Calbindin D-28K and parvalbumin expression in embryonic chick hippocampus is enhanced by prenatal auditory stimulation
Calbindin D-28K and parvalbumin expression in embryonic chick hippocampus is enhanced by prenatal auditory stimulation
复制标题
DOI:
10.1016/j.brainres.2007.11.021
复制
发表时间:
2008-01-29
期刊:
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Wadhwa, Shashi
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Chaudhury, Sraboni;Nag, Tapas Chandra;Wadhwa, Shashi
Calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) buffer excess of cytosolic Ca2+, which accompanies neuronal activity following external stimuli. Prenatal auditory stimulation by species-specific sound and music influences early maturation of the auditory pathway and the behavioral responses in chicks. In this study, we determined the volume, total number of neurons, proportion of calbindin D-28K and parvalbumin-positive neurons along with their levels of expression in the developing chick hippocampus following prenatal auditory stimulation. Fertilized eggs of domestic chicks were exposed to sounds of either species-specific calls or sitar music at 6S dB for 15 min/h round the clock from embryonic day (E) 10 until hatching. Hippocampi of developmental stages (E12, E16 and E20) were examined. With an increase in embryonic age during normal development, the hippocampus showed an increase in its volume, total number of neurons as well as in the neuron proportions and levels of expression of calbindin D-28K and parvalbumin. A significant increase of volume at E20 was noted only in the music-stimulated group compared to that of their age-matched control (p