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Lifelines Fall 2013, Southern Adventist University
Lifelines Fall 2013, Southern Adventist University
Lifelines - Biology Department Newsletter
The Fall 2013 issue of Lifelines features articles on toxins found in nature, student missions in Tanzania, an alumni spotlight, undergraduate research, and updates on department happenings.
The Effects Of Selected Drugs On The Memory Recall Of Sleep Deprived Mice, Jenn Pauldurai
The Effects Of Selected Drugs On The Memory Recall Of Sleep Deprived Mice, Jenn Pauldurai
Senior Research Projects
Humans often make use of the neurotransmission altering effects of drugs such as caffeine, ephedrine, and ethanol. These drugs induce changes in memory and learning ability, specifically when used for sleep deprivation. English white mice (Mus musculus) have been shown to exhibit similar cognitive changes when administered drugs while sleep deprived. A sample of 20 mice was divided into three experimental groups (each group receiving a different drug) and one control group. Maze-testing demonstrated that mice performance decreased with sleep deprivation (Treatment-1) but all groups returned to baseline performance when injected (IP) with selected drugs (Treatment-2), regardless of …
Lifelines Winter 2013, Southern Adventist University
Lifelines Winter 2013, Southern Adventist University
Lifelines - Biology Department Newsletter
The Winter 2013 issue of Lifelines features updates on research being conducted in the Biology Department, updates to the Biology Trail, student missions to Familia Feliz in Bolivia, and a pictorial directory of the 2013 biology and allied health graduates.