Source Paper
Mice Lacking Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Show Impaired Learning and Reduced CA1 Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) But Normal CA3 LTP
You-Ming Lu, Zhengping Jia, Christopher Janus, Jeffrey T. Henderson, Robert Gerlai et al.
Journal of Neuroscience • 1997
Morris Water Maze
behavioralmousemGluR5 mutant mice
Objective: Assessment of spatial learning and memory acquisition in mGluR5 mutant mice using the Morris water maze task
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Morris Water Maze Testing
Mutant mice were tested in the Morris water maze to assess spatial learning and memory acquisition
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Note: Testing was conducted to examine spatial information acquisition and use in mGluR5 mutant mice
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“These mutant mice were also impaired in the acquisition and use of spatial information in both the Morris water maze”