Electrophysiologic detection of the neurotoxic effects of acrylamide and 2,5-hexanedione in rats

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dc.contributor.authorTowell, Todd L.en
dc.contributor.departmentVeterinary Medical Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:39:11Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:39:11Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-23en
dc.date.sdate2009-06-23en
dc.description.abstractBrain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), recorded from subcutaneously placed electrodes in anesthetized rats, were used to detect the neurotoxic effects of acrylamide and 2,5-hexanedione. Sixty adult male rats were equally divided into four groups: acrylamide (20 mg/kg/day), 2,5-hexanedione (350 mg/kg/day), food restricted and control. Brain stem auditory evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded on weeks 0,1,2 and 3 of treatment. SEP waveforms were considerably more variable than BAEP results. Mean latencies in the control, food restricted and acrylamide groups were similar for the entire three weeks. A nonsignificant increase was seen in the mean latencies in the 2,5-hexanedione group. Brain stem auditory evoked potential latencies recorded on the pretreatment week were compared to each successive week within a treatment group. The control group had small but statistically significant prolongations in the latencies of wave II on weeks 2 and 3, and latencies III and IV on week 3. Results from the food restricted group were not statistically different at any time. The acrylamide group had prolongations in latency II and IV by week 3 of treatment. Latencies of all waveforms from the 2,5-hexanedione group were significantly longer than pretreatment values on weeks 2 and 3. Mean latencies of the two consistently identified somatosensory evoked potential waves (Pl, Nl) recorded from the contralateral cortex on the pretreatment week were comparable to values reported in the literature. Brain stem auditory evoked potentials recorded from subcutaneously placed electrodes in anesthetized rats can detect the neurotoxic effects of acrylamide and 2,5-hexanedione. Lack of significant differences in the food restricted group indicates the observed effects in the groups receiving neurotoxicant were not related to weight loss. Differences in the control group were of small magnitude and variance and therefore may be statistically but not biologically significant.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentv, 59 leavesen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-06232009-063513en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063513/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43455en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.T694.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 30755316en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.T694en
dc.subject.lcshAcrylamideen
dc.subject.lcshRats -- Effect of chemicals onen
dc.subject.lcshRats -- Nervous systemen
dc.titleElectrophysiologic detection of the neurotoxic effects of acrylamide and 2,5-hexanedione in ratsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineVeterinary Medical Sciencesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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