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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAEg7AeQAJIv864Please respect copyright.PENANASn790IjmcQ
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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)。864Please respect copyright.PENANAAcYQMTU6gY864Please respect copyright.PENANAcrudyGIRQN
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAiGTtp7lKS7
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。864Please respect copyright.PENANALZroS6rZ3M864Please respect copyright.PENANAZ03J7TJtJc
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAYpwyQHWNOz
但若果食物供應足夠的話,則不會出現「腦細」的情況。864Please respect copyright.PENANA3rHjLVUgvO864Please respect copyright.PENANATWwIhOwwJm
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANA6w9HKonMWV
對比其他區域,L4區域含有最高濃度的Cytochrome oxidase(CO)蛋白酶,864Please respect copyright.PENANAGZWubV8fHi
而CO蛋白酶的功用則為製造能源。864Please respect copyright.PENANA5gkZ5SFuMS864Please respect copyright.PENANAauX2470ez3
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAXmsQkbWp2s
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當然,亦不排除有其他的可能性。864Please respect copyright.PENANAS8Wf9A22W0
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(圖6)圖中為大腦皮層磁力共振得出的影像。864Please respect copyright.PENANAO5AzMJRpyG
藍綠色為冬天的時候,而橙黃色則為夏天時候。864Please respect copyright.PENANAnVuZMk0PPk864Please respect copyright.PENANABsuz5uJHU4
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAp4aOB93O7U
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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。864Please respect copyright.PENANAfp3u5zPlKL
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