Effects of early undernutrition and subsequent rehabilitation on acetylcholine levels in rat brain

Summary Early undernutrition, induced by feeding mothers a low protein (5%) diet during gestation and/or lactation, resulted in significant deficits in acetylcholine concentration in the rat brain, and these deficits were reversed by subsequent dietary rehabilitation.This research was partly supported by Nutrition Society of India Grant-in-Aid Award (79/60) to Dr A.B. Kulkarni. We would like to thank Dr A.J. Baxi for valuable discussions throughout the course of these studies.