Sensitivity of modified Biel-maze task, compared with Y-maze task, to measure spatial learning and memory deficits of ethanol teratogenicity in the guinea pig

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-168

  Dobson, Christine C ^a   Mongillo, Daniel L ^a   Poklewska Koziell, Margo ^a   Winterborn, Andrew ^a   Brien, James F ^a,b   Reynolds, James N ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biel maze; Ethanol neurobehavioral teratogenicity; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Guinea pig; Spatial learning and memory; Y maze

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN WEIGHT; GUINEA PIG; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MODIFIED BIEL MAZE TASK; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARDED ALTERNATION Y MAZE TASK; SPATIAL LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERATOGENICITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REWARD; SPACE PERCEPTION; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861555167     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.04.042     Document Type: Article

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