Abstract
Trace conditioning procedures are defined by the introduction of a trace interval between conditioned stimulus (CS, e.g. noise or light) offset and unconditioned stimulus (US, e.g. footshock). The introduction of an additional stimulus as a distractor has been suggested to increase the attentional demands of the task and to extend the usefulness of the behavioural model. In Experiment 1, the CS was noise and the distractor was provided by an intermittent light. In Experiment 2, the CS was light and the distractor was provided by an intermittent noise. In both experiments, the introduction of a 10s trace interval weakened associative learning compared with that seen in a 0s delay conditioned group. However, there was no consistent evidence of distraction. On the contrary, in Experiment 1, associative learning was stronger (in both trace and delay conditioned groups) for rats conditioned also in the presence of the intermittent light. In Experiment 2, there was no such effect when the roles of the stimuli were reversed. The results of Experiment 2 did however confirm the particular salience of the noise stimulus. The finding of increased associative learning dependent on salience is consistent with arousal-mediated effects on associative learning.
Highlights
For most capillaries the primary method of fluid exchange between the plasma and the tissues is defined by the Starling Hypothesis as interpreted in 1997 by CC Michel (1997) and Weinbaum (1998) often dubbed the “revised Starling hypothesis.” With this interpretation, in the steady state, the oncotic pressure ( ) difference resisting the hydrostatic pressure (P) is across the endothelial glycocalyx rather than the whole vessel wall: Jv = LpA [(Plumen − PeGlx) − σ] (1)Where the Jv is the volumetric fluid flux, Lp the hydraulic conductivity and A the capillary surface area
Where ∅ is the partition coefficient defined as the relative free space between the solute (Fs) and the water (Fw): Fs ∅=
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Summary
The different hydraulic conductivities across tissues are of physiological importance, and allow normal processes such as an immune response to manipulate the molecular size ratio of transported molecules (Owen-Woods et al, 2020) Until this point the remaining unknown was to confirm the pore size of the eGlx. A study of electron micrographs and a limited number of Pt/C replicate micrographs from freezeetched frog mesenteric and pulmonary vessels indicated a spacing between the eGlx fibers of 19.5 nm (Squire et al, 2001). There is an issue between linking the ≈20 nm spacing repeatedly observed in perfusion fixed resin embedded electron microscopy and the expected 7–8 nm pore size to exclude albumin, as the required fiber thickness would be too large to fit with our understanding of eGlx composition. There are a multitude of unknowns and as such the subsequent interpretation of the electron microscopy is not claimed as definitive, but instead claims to fit current understanding consistently and offers a promising alternative on previous interpretations
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