Passive avoidance test

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008529

A behavioral assay used to assess learning and memory in rodents, particularly fear-motivated learning. An animal learns to avoid entering a dark compartment where it previously received an aversive stimulus, such as an electric shock. The latency to re-enter the dark compartment is measured as an indicator of memory retention.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-008529
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 895 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008529",
  "term": "Passive avoidance test",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A behavioral assay used to assess learning and memory in rodents, particularly fear-motivated learning. An animal learns to avoid entering a dark compartment where it previously received an aversive stimulus, such as an electric shock. The latency to re-enter the dark compartment is measured as an indicator of memory retention.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 895 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/passive-avoidance-test/"
}

Record 9,062 of 13,676 in Chemistry terminology (MLC-0109). Request the full dataset.