TY - JOUR
T1 - Blue Corn Tortillas
T2 - Effects on Learning and Spatial Memory in Rats
AU - Aguirre López, L. O.
AU - Chávez Servia, J. L.
AU - Gómez Rodiles, C. C.
AU - Beltrán Ramírez, J. R.
AU - Bañuelos Pineda, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Anthocyanins
KW - Learning
KW - Memory
KW - Pigmented corn
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032933971&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11130-017-0642-1
DO - 10.1007/s11130-017-0642-1
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 29098641
SN - 0921-9668
VL - 72
SP - 448
EP - 450
JO - Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
JF - Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
IS - 4
ER -