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Changes in brain electrical activity (EEG) of the awake freshwater turtle Trachemys scripta elegans during anoxia
| Title: | Changes in brain electrical activity (EEG) of the awake freshwater turtle Trachemys scripta elegans during anoxia. |
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| Name(s): |
Fernandes, Jacqueline A. Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor Lutz, Peter L., Thesis Advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 1996 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 85 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | There is evidence that suggests that electrical depression might be an important energy saving mechanism during anoxia. This study investigates in more depth the changes in electrographic (EEG) activity of the awake and behaving anoxia-tolerant turtle Trachemys scripta elegans when the turtle was breathing 100% N2. The drastic depression of electrical activity by 75% shown in response to anoxia suggests that electrical depression may be the major contributor to metabolic depression and conservation of energy necessary for survival of long periods of anoxia. However, adaptative response to anoxia does not simply consist of a mere depression of brain activity. In fact, there seems to be a systematic shutting down of some of the electrical components of the brain in a very structured manner during entry to anoxia. These components are associated with the slowing down activity of the brain and thus reducing its energy utilization. The EEG changes accompanying recovery in air were different from the depressive processes of entry into anoxia. Extended slow wave activity during recovery in air is similar to the activity pattern seen in the emergence phase of hibernating mammals. It is likely that there are important parallels between the electrical patterns of anoxia and those of hibernating mammals. | |
| Identifier: | 15241 (digitool), FADT15241 (IID), fau:12012 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1996. | |
| Subject(s): |
Red-eared slider Electroencephalography |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15241 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
