Malnutrition and brain development: An analysis of the effects of inadequate diet during different stages of life in rat

摘要: Protein malnutrition or undernutrition can result in abnormal development of the brain. Depending on type, age at onset and duration, different structural functional deficits be observed. In present review, we discuss neuroanatomical, behavioral, neurochemical oxidative status changes associated with protein ages during prenatal immediately postnatal periods as well adult rat. Analysis all data suggests that induced impaired learning retention when imposed period adulthood, whereas hyperactivity including increased impulsiveness greater reactivity to aversive stimuli occurred was either pre postnatally. This general state hyperreactivity may linked essentially an alteration dopaminergic system. Hence, review shows spite attention devoted literature effects, cognitive are more serious following after birth. We thus clearly establish a special vulnerability weaning rats.