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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAADTvAb2CiW885Please respect copyright.PENANA9ozwCFjjfp
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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)。885Please respect copyright.PENANAntbK1hRVbR885Please respect copyright.PENANAvBZq50Gk7Y
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAP9bdzgGpoe
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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAuZzPTPUVhv885Please respect copyright.PENANA2XasmhZkJT
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAp3j3KV90qL
但若果食物供應足夠的話,則不會出現「腦細」的情況。885Please respect copyright.PENANAJG8IGGzU79885Please respect copyright.PENANAD6FDKZMOdI
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAh9LGfDbaRT
對比其他區域,L4區域含有最高濃度的Cytochrome oxidase(CO)蛋白酶,885Please respect copyright.PENANAiU43ieZy8W
而CO蛋白酶的功用則為製造能源。885Please respect copyright.PENANAvYyem2L5vH885Please respect copyright.PENANAUUMdAnKaH6
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAaB7im0NIyI
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當然,亦不排除有其他的可能性。885Please respect copyright.PENANA2SSVoqw60t
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(圖6)圖中為大腦皮層磁力共振得出的影像。885Please respect copyright.PENANAoHw0vJ50Tq
藍綠色為冬天的時候,而橙黃色則為夏天時候。885Please respect copyright.PENANAc2jR15dqGE885Please respect copyright.PENANAIeu9dWb9Ac
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAXRPG4X3xIb
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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。885Please respect copyright.PENANAzkJ2bRy6lq
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