The Pattern of C-fos Activation in the Cns is Related to Behavior in the Mudskipper, Periophthalmus Cantonensis.
From: Department of Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
Behavioural brain research
- Publish Date: Feb 2006
- ISSN: 0166-4328
- Volume: 167
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 318-27
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Wai Maria S M, Lorke Dietrich E, Webb Sarah E, et al. The Pattern of C-fos Activation in the Cns is Related to Behavior in the Mudskipper, Periophthalmus Cantonensis.. Behav. Brain Res. Feb 2006;167:318-27
Abstract
The effects of three types of behavior on c-fos activation in different brain regions of the mudskipper, Periophthalmus cantonensis, were studied by immunocytochemistry. Animals were divided into four groups: The control group did not undergo any specific treatment. The second group consisted of animals that were agitated for an hour with a glass rod at an irregular speed. The third group contained animals showing aggressive behavior during an hour of monitoring, i.e. documented territorial hostility by raising of dorsal fins and pursuit of intruders. In contrast to these three groups, which had last been fed 24h earlier, the fourth group included animals that had been nourished 1h prior to sacrifice. Results showed that, in most brain regions of control animals, there were relatively few c-fos positive cells. After fish had been agitated, however, very prominent c-fos label was seen in the lateral and medial parts of the telencephalon, the thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary and medulla. In aggressive fish, a significant increase in the number of c-fos positive sites, as compared to control fish, was observed in the diencephalons, pons and medulla, but not in the telencephalon. After feeding, there was a less substantial increase in c-fos protein expression in the diencephalon, but an even more prominent c-fos activation in the pons and medulla. Our present results support the hypothesis that, in fish, the medial telencephalon is involved in avoidance reaction and the lateral telencephalon in spatial memory, whereas rhombencephalic activation may reflect activity of cranial nerve nuclei.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Aggression, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Diencephalon, Feeding Behavior, Medulla Oblongata, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Perciformes, Pituitary Gland, Pons, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, Telencephalon, Tissue Distribution
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