NUCLEAR RNA CHANGES OF NERVE CELLS DURING A LEARNING EXPERIMENT IN RATS,

Abstract

Purine-pyrimidine analyses were carried out on nuclear RNA and cytoplasmic RNA of neurons from rats subjected to a learning experiment during which established a pattern of sensory and motor abilities. Concomitantly, the adenine/uracil ratio of the nuclear RNA increased significantly as well as an increased amount of RNAper nerve cell. Control experiments excluded the possibility that the chemical changes observed in the nuclear RNA of the nerve cell were due to demands on the neural function per se. The nuclear RNA changes during learning were interpreted as an activation of regions on the chromosomes to produce nuclear (chromosomal) RNA with highly specific base ratios. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0632798

Entities

People

  • E. Egyhazi
  • H. Hyden

Organizations

  • University of Gothenburg

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Chromosomes
  • Learning
  • Nerves
  • Neurons
  • Pyrimidines

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Physics

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