Locomotor coordination following pre- and neonatal X irradiation.
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 51 (3) , 292-294
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0048135
Abstract
A test was devised for measuring locomotor coordination in rats. Animals were required to traverse along parallel narrow bars with the distance between the bars as the major independent variable. The Ss X irradiated with 50-300 r. between day 14 of the gestation period and the day of birth were significantly inferior to control animals on this test. A dose of 50 r. was sufficient to demonstrate deficit. Both dose and age of irradiation proved to be significant factors. Performance was not related to body size.Keywords
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