Biel water maze
Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-001212
A water labyrinth described by Biel in 1940, in which a rodent is made to swim through the maze until it reaches a small submerged platform that lets it escape. It is used to look for neurotoxicant damage to spatial learning and memory. The Cincinnati water maze is a related apparatus.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CHM-001212 |
|---|---|
| Field | Chemistry |
| Subject | Chemistry and Human Health |
| References | PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 852 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103) |
| See also | Maze; Neurotoxic |
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