Source Paper
A Specific Herbal Mixture of Lavandula, Cloves, Rosa, Astragalus, and Cornus Mas (LCRAC) Improves Cognitive Function in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Mild Cognitive Impairment
Jamali N, Kaeidi A, Hassanshahi J, Memarzadeh MR, Tavakoli T et al.
Adv Biomed Res • 2025
Morris Water Maze
Objective: To evaluate hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and memory
This is a Morris Water Maze protocol using Rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 4 procedural steps, 2 equipment items, 2 materials. Extracted from a 2025 paper published in Adv Biomed Res.
Model and subjects
Rat • Wistar • Male • Not specified • 60
Study window
~4 day study window
Core workflow
Tank setup • Training trials • Data recording during training
Primary readouts
- Escape latency (time to reach platform)
- Path length (distance traveled)
- Time spent in target quadrant during probe test
- Swimming speed
Key equipment and reagents
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Protocol Steps
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Tank setup
Fill black circular tank with water to 35 cm depth at 22±1°C. Position submerged black platform 2 cm below water surface in center of target quadrant. Place four distinct visual cues on surrounding walls.
View evidence from paper
“filled with water (22 ± 1°C) to a depth of 35 cm”
Training trials
Conduct four trials per day for four consecutive days. Place rats in water facing tank wall from different quadrant each trial. Allow 60 seconds to locate hidden platform.
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“Over four consecutive days, the rats underwent four trials per day”
Data recording during training
Record escape latency (time to reach platform) and path length (distance traveled) using automated video tracking system.
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“The latency to reach the platform (escape latency) and the distance traveled (path length) were recorded”
Probe test
Remove hidden platform 24 hours after last training session. Allow rats to swim freely for 60 seconds and measure time spent in target quadrant and swimming speed.
View evidence from paper
“Twenty-four h after the last training session, a spatial probe test was conducted”