冬天到來,各動物均出盡渾身解數迎接大自然給予的挑戰,譬如老生常談的燕子南遷及松鼠冬眠等等。811Please respect copyright.PENANAZFtjDX2uSF811Please respect copyright.PENANAxWgBWcyrgm
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(圖2)而今次將要介紹的主角,就是體積非常細小的小臭鼩(Etruscan shrew)。811Please respect copyright.PENANAZiFCjQ3gPG811Please respect copyright.PENANAphfUyPFUdo
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(圖3)冬天期間,小臭鼩(Etruscan shrew)的大腦皮層厚度會相應減少。811Please respect copyright.PENANALrAfYVHWXn
從圖中可見,唯獨是L4區域有所縮細,其他區域並無顯著改變。811Please respect copyright.PENANAdH3Q13Z9Yg811Please respect copyright.PENANA3yfRr8yR4C
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(圖4)有趣的是,在夏天期間,若果食物供應不足夠的話,小臭鼩(Etruscan shrew)的大腦皮層厚度亦會相應減少。811Please respect copyright.PENANACHPBZ5kDnV
但若果食物供應足夠的話,則不會出現「腦細」的情況。811Please respect copyright.PENANAPH6qMP2T9d811Please respect copyright.PENANAZRdBK2h5mX
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(圖5)之所出現「腦細」的其中一個原因,相信是與新陳代謝有關。811Please respect copyright.PENANAt1mrZMe6Pj
對比其他區域,L4區域含有最高濃度的Cytochrome oxidase(CO)蛋白酶,811Please respect copyright.PENANA1IQVgZ2wls
而CO蛋白酶的功用則為製造能源。811Please respect copyright.PENANAstuCo0VMDO811Please respect copyright.PENANAybAerSDjXx
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這暗示出可能小臭鼩為了應對冬天食物短缺問題,所以索性盡量棄用與新陳代謝有關的部份,以作節省資源。811Please respect copyright.PENANAkl7RdjbdSI
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當然,亦不排除有其他的可能性。811Please respect copyright.PENANAKYv6hj8w0B
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(圖6)圖中為大腦皮層磁力共振得出的影像。811Please respect copyright.PENANAmLpLlQOyzT
藍綠色為冬天的時候,而橙黃色則為夏天時候。811Please respect copyright.PENANAmuf8FTPlEK811Please respect copyright.PENANAqfYPe9IB02
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冬天和夏天的影像互相重疊後,橙黃色的區域較多,顯示夏天的腦部體積較冬天的為大。811Please respect copyright.PENANAb5TO0sIbSy
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平均來說,小臭鼩在冬天時候的大腦皮層厚度會縮減28%左右,但在下一年夏天的時候則會完全恢復回原有的厚度。811Please respect copyright.PENANAf3mq8eI98Y
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