Blue Corn Tortillas: Effects on Learning and Spatial Memory in Rats

L. O. Aguirre López; J. L. Chávez Servia; C. C. Gómez Rodiles; J. R. Beltrán Ramírez; J. Bañuelos Pineda

doi:10.1007/s11130-017-0642-1

Blue Corn Tortillas: Effects on Learning and Spatial Memory in Rats

L. O. Aguirre López, J. L. Chávez Servia, C. C. Gómez Rodiles, J. R. Beltrán Ramírez, J. Bañuelos Pineda

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR),Unidad Oaxaca

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Consumption of pigmented corn has been associated with health benefits due to its flavonoid contents (mainly anthocyanins) and antioxidant ability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of blue corn tortilla (BM) consumption on memory and learning ability adult rats. Eighteen adult female rats were divided into three groups and fed for 38 consecutive days with commercial food (Control group) or the commercial food plus 6 g/day of either blue corn (BM) or white corn (WM) tortillas. Memory and learning capabilities were assessed using Barnes’s labyrinth at the end of the feeding period. Short-and long-term memory was improved in the BM group, showing that consumption of blue maize tortillas improves learning and memory capabilities in adult rats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	448-450
Number of pages	3
Journal	Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
Volume	72
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-017-0642-1
State	Published - 1 Dec 2017

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Anthocyanins
Learning
Memory
Pigmented corn

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