Activity and T-maze performance in iron deficient rats.
Iron deficient rats were tested in a t-maze to see whether the changes in activity during the onset and progress of the deficiency would affect their performance in the maze. Increased exploratory activity in the initial stages of iron deficiency was reflected in enhanced t-maze learning, whereas the lower activity seen as the deficiency progressed was associated with normal maze-learning. The t-maze task may not be sufficiently sensitive to pick up differences between deficient and control animals due to reduced general activity in the later stages of iron deficiency.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors