Pretraining affects Morris water maze performance with different patterns between control and ovariectomized plus D-galactose-injected mice.

TitlePretraining affects Morris water maze performance with different patterns between control and ovariectomized plus D-galactose-injected mice.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsLi L, Ding J, Marshall C, Gao J, Hu G, Xiao M
JournalBehav Brain Res
Volume217
Issue1
Pagination244-7
Date Published2011 Feb 02
ISSN1872-7549
KeywordsAlzheimer Disease, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Galactose, Maze Learning, Mice, Mice, Inbred ICR, Ovariectomy, Practice, Psychological
Abstract

There is little literature addressing the influences of the repeated Morris water maze (MWM) test on behavioral performance under physiological and neurodegenerative conditions. The results revealed that pretraining had distinctively different effects on MWM performances of vehicle control mice and Alzheimer's disease model mice induced by ovariectomy plus injection of D-galactose after an 8-w interval. This interference effect should be considered during analyzing behavioral outcomes using repeated MWM tests.

DOI10.1016/j.bbr.2010.10.032
Alternate JournalBehav. Brain Res.
PubMed ID21055424