Abstract
The enhanced olfactory bulb neural response to familiar odors by young rats persists into adulthood. Ninety-day-old rats who had received neonatal odor exposure had an enhanced uptake of [14C]2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) when exposed to the familiar odor. The odor-familiar rats did not have an increased respiration rate during the 2-DG test. A long-lasting change in neuronal response is consistent with the observation of behavioral effects of early odor experience persisting into adulthood.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Aging*
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Animals
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Animals, Newborn / physiology
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Autoradiography
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Central Nervous System / physiology*
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Deoxyglucose
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Female
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Male
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Mentha piperita
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Odorants*
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Oils, Volatile / administration & dosage
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Olfactory Bulb / growth & development
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Olfactory Bulb / physiology*
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Olfactory Pathways / physiology*
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Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
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Plant Oils*
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Pregnancy
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred Strains
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Time Factors
Substances
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Oils, Volatile
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Plant Extracts
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Plant Oils
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Deoxyglucose
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peppermint oil