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。883Please respect copyright.PENANARCrQDY63Mb883Please respect copyright.PENANAABPmYNAnav
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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)。883Please respect copyright.PENANAY9zJQ06Sd0883Please respect copyright.PENANAfUlHdMG3e3
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANALlWR4V8S75
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。883Please respect copyright.PENANACa8t2Ukk0B883Please respect copyright.PENANANFmoIAnc6b
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANABH5rFRXBzW
但若果食物供應足夠的話,則不會出現「腦細」的情況。883Please respect copyright.PENANAZBSber5KMf883Please respect copyright.PENANACnEVB1rHPg
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANAVARNyoMpqn
對比其他區域,L4區域含有最高濃度的Cytochrome oxidase(CO)蛋白酶,883Please respect copyright.PENANADLsX59JBhL
而CO蛋白酶的功用則為製造能源。883Please respect copyright.PENANAHBkjbnXvHw883Please respect copyright.PENANAKGwkTyW4hR
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANAG1EY7laQPB
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當然,亦不排除有其他的可能性。883Please respect copyright.PENANAWlIPTuqQNg
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(圖6)圖中為大腦皮層磁力共振得出的影像。883Please respect copyright.PENANA1F3ISDbXpE
藍綠色為冬天的時候,而橙黃色則為夏天時候。883Please respect copyright.PENANAK9L2hvR1SA883Please respect copyright.PENANAwI5w1l8cit
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANApe1FDlpr7K
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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。883Please respect copyright.PENANARQ5f8FkIUT
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