SEX DIFFERENCES IN MAZE LEARNING ABILITY OF PRENATAL RADIATED RATS

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik

OSTI ID:4817385

Kaplan, S J; Luchsinger, V P

Eighty-four albino rats (age 90 to 100 days) were trained on one of two mazes. 26 were normal controls, 31 received 50 r on time 8.5 gestation day, and 27 received 150 r on the 8.5 gestation day. While no differences were found between the learning ability of the normal control males and females, statistically significant differences were found in favor of the males over the females of the combined radiated groups. The resuits suggest that; radiation has a greater adverse effect upon the learning ability of the female than upon that of the male; that lower doses than heretofore reported may have a deleterious effect upon maze learning; and that an endocrine malfunction, which interacts to interrupt effective cognition, may account for the greater learning deflcit in the female. (auth)

• Research Organization: Texas Technological Coll., Lubbock
• NSA Number: NSA-16-008557
• OSTI ID: 4817385
• Journal Information: Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik, Journal Name: Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik Vol. Vol: 8; ISSN ATPXA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
EMBRYOS
GLANDS
HORMONES
LEARNING
NERVOUS SYSTEM
PHYSIOLOGY
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION INJURIES
RATS
SEX