Abstract
Rats submitted to neonatal protein malnutrition require a larger quantity of trials to find the platform submerged in the Morris water maze Test (LAM) compared to rats well-nourished. Malnutrition can also influence the activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) in addition to affecting the development of hippocampal neurons. Damage caused by malnutrition may be partially revers…