Dietary restriction benefits learning and motor performance of aged mice - PubMed (original) (raw)

Dietary restriction benefits learning and motor performance of aged mice

D K Ingram et al. J Gerontol. 1987 Jan.

Abstract

Female C3B10RF1 mice maintained on either a control (approximately 95 kcal/week) or restricted (approximately 55 kcal/week) diet since weaning were tested in a behavioral battery at 11 to 15 or 31 to 35 months of age (middle-aged vs. aged). Age-related declines observed among control groups in tests of motor coordination (rotorod) and learning (complex maze) were prevented by the restriction regime. In addition, diet restriction increased locomotor activity in a runwheel cage among mice of both ages but did not affect exploratory activity in a novel arena.

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