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. 2012 Mar 8;15(2):109–184. doi: 10.1080/10937404.2012.645142

TABLE 9C.

Learning and memory (mouse sc DMSO)

Author Test Age Exposure Age Testing Sample Size Per Dose Level Yes/No litter is unit) Measure 1 3 5 10
Billauer-Haimovitch et al., 2009 Morris MazeVideo monitored, not blind GD9–18
sc DMSO
PD 75 1 pup/sex/litter; 7–17 litters/group

Litter is not unit.
Half pups cross-fostered at birth; males and females from same litter pooled together; litter was not a factor in the analysis
Latency a,b (deficit) a (deficit) 0a 0a
Haviland et al., 2010 Radial Arm Maze GD17–20 PD 60 8 litters/dose group Working error 0 0
Not blind sc DMSO Mice were fasted Yes, litter is unit# pups / litter was not reported Reference error 0 0
Foraging Maze
Not blind
GD17–20
sc DMSO
PD 60 8 litters/dose group

Yes, litter is unit# pups / litter was not reported
Food recognition: Food pieces found per reward baited arm M↑c F↓ (male improve, female deficit) M0c F↓ (female deficit)
Food Position: # correct looks left where bait is per total looks in baited arm M0c F↓ (female deficit) M0c F↓ (female deficit)
Foraging activity M0 F0 M0 F0
Ricceri et al., 2003 Passive Avoidance
Not blind
PD 1–4
sc DMSO
PD 60 8 or 9 males with at least 1 male/litter; total 36 litters for 4 groups Trials to criterion M0 M0
Latency to step through M0 M0
Pup and not litter was the unit 24 hr. retention M0 M0
Ricceri et al., 2003 Passive Avoidance
No blind
PD 11–14
sc DMSO
PD 60 7–10 males with at least 1 male/litter; total 36 litters for 4 groups Trials to criterion M0 M0
Latency to step through M0 M0
Pup and not litter was the unit 24 hr. retention M0 M0
a

Entries without “M” and/or “F” indicate analyses was based on males and females pooled together in a single analyses because there was no significant interaction between dose and sex.

b

Inspection of data indicates significant overlap of learning curve with controls

c

Increase (↑) means improvement in learning compared to controls. Decrease (↓) means deficit or delay in learning compared to controls

*

If statistical analyses or measures were described in methods, it was included and listed as “0” if not reported to be statistically significant