title: Acute starvation decreases acetylcholinesterase activity in different regions of rat brain.
abstract: The activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was assayed spectrophotometrically in four brain regions of rats that had been deprived of food for 96 h. A significant decrease in the total AChE activity (by 4-45%) as well as in its specific activity (by 14-28%) was observed in the supernatant and total particulate fractions from cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brainstem and diencephalon + basal ganglia. Similarly, blood glucose, body weight and protein content of subcellular fractions from most brain regions showed decreases after starvation.
authors: Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kaur
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013217:Starvation / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase