Geophagy (rock eating), experimental stress and cognitive idiosyncrasy
Objective: To discusse the impact of geophagy on behavior and conditioned-reflex activity of Wistar rats subjected to instrumental stress under experimental conditions. Methods: Experimental geophagy was simulated by adding zeolite-containing tuff (clinoptilolite) to animal feed, the amount relating...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0cefd3c1fd784d259e688718b8ee9aea 2023-05-15T15:05:46+02:00 Geophagy (rock eating), experimental stress and cognitive idiosyncrasy Kirill Golokhvast Alexander Sergievich Nikolay Grigoriev 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1197 https://doaj.org/article/0cefd3c1fd784d259e688718b8ee9aea EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115303270 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1197 https://doaj.org/article/0cefd3c1fd784d259e688718b8ee9aea Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp 362-366 (2014) Geophagy Cognition Search activity Zeolite Stress Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1197 2022-12-30T21:58:05Z Objective: To discusse the impact of geophagy on behavior and conditioned-reflex activity of Wistar rats subjected to instrumental stress under experimental conditions. Methods: Experimental geophagy was simulated by adding zeolite-containing tuff (clinoptilolite) to animal feed, the amount relating to 2% of body mass. Tuff was obtained from areas where animals usually eat subsurface rock. Search activity of animals and peculiarities of information and emotional stress were studied through the use of a universal problem chamber. Results: The results of this experimental study showed the negative impact of instrumental stress on laboratory animals, manifested in behavioral dysfunction, in the form of changes in qualitative and quantitative characteristics of search activity. Experimental geophagy contributed to significant improvement in behavioral parameters, confirming the anti-stress effects of the use of natural ingredients. Conclusions: These results suggest that, in natural environmental conditions, “edible” rocks serve as an adaptive tool for recovery from various types of environmental stresses, and are examples of self-medication. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 4 5 362 366 |
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Objective: To discusse the impact of geophagy on behavior and conditioned-reflex activity of Wistar rats subjected to instrumental stress under experimental conditions. Methods: Experimental geophagy was simulated by adding zeolite-containing tuff (clinoptilolite) to animal feed, the amount relating to 2% of body mass. Tuff was obtained from areas where animals usually eat subsurface rock. Search activity of animals and peculiarities of information and emotional stress were studied through the use of a universal problem chamber. Results: The results of this experimental study showed the negative impact of instrumental stress on laboratory animals, manifested in behavioral dysfunction, in the form of changes in qualitative and quantitative characteristics of search activity. Experimental geophagy contributed to significant improvement in behavioral parameters, confirming the anti-stress effects of the use of natural ingredients. Conclusions: These results suggest that, in natural environmental conditions, “edible” rocks serve as an adaptive tool for recovery from various types of environmental stresses, and are examples of self-medication. |
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Geophagy (rock eating), experimental stress and cognitive idiosyncrasy |
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