title: Passive avoidance behavior in mice: interaction between age and genotype.
abstract: BALB/c (BALB) and C57BL/6 (C57) mice were tested in a passive avoidance apparatus at different ages (6, 12 and 24 months). Results showed a clear-cut retention decrease only in 24 month old BALB mice in comparison with younger animals. No significant age effect was evident in C57 mice.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D004597:Electroshock; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000235:genetics*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000235:genetics*; D011930:Reaction Time