Occlusal-masticatory function and learning and memory: Immunohistochemical, biochemical, behavioral and electrophysiological studies in rats

Occlusal-masticatory function and learning and memory: Immunohistochemical, biochemical, behavioral and electrophysiological studies in rats

This review paper discusses the relationship between the mastication and learning and memory in rats. Immunohistochemistry of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) showed that the numbers of ChAT-positive neurons in the nucleus of the diagonal band/medial septal nucleus (NDB/MS) of a powder diet group (P...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Hirai, Youngnam Kang, Hisashi Koshino, Katsuya Kawanishi, Yoshifumi Toyoshita, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Mitsuru Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-08-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
Subjects:
Mastication
Cholinergic neurons
Acetylcholine
Nucleus of the diagonal band
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Learning and memory function
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