An experiment was conducted on rodents to study the impact ofacetylcholine transport on memory. Scientists tested the long- andshort-term object recognition of normal mice (WT) and mice withdeficient acetylcholine transport (Deficient). They also studiedthe short-term memory of of female mice with (sham) or without(OVX) ovaries. On the graph (next page), * indicates that the datais statistically different from control.
a.Describe the importance ofacetylcholine.
b. Explain the relationshipbetween acetylcholine production and gender.
c.According to Figure 1, what conclusions can you draw aboutacetylcholine transport and memory, when it comes to gender? Whymight this be the case?
d.Does it appear that estrogen plays a role in the acetylcholinetransport needed for short term memory? Explain.
An experiment was conducted on rodents to study the impact ofacetylcholine transport on memory. Scientists tested the long- andshort-term object recognition of normal mice (WT) and mice withdeficient acetylcholine transport (Deficient). They also studiedthe short-term memory of of female mice with (sham) or without(OVX) ovaries. On the graph (next page), * indicates that the datais statistically different from control.
a.Describe the importance ofacetylcholine.
b. Explain the relationshipbetween acetylcholine production and gender.
c.According to Figure 1, what conclusions can you draw aboutacetylcholine transport and memory, when it comes to gender? Whymight this be the case?
d.Does it appear that estrogen plays a role in the acetylcholinetransport needed for short term memory? Explain.
