Pre-weaning dietary iron deficiency impairs spatial learning and memory in the cognitive holeboard task in piglets

Pre-weaning dietary iron deficiency impairs spatial learning and memory in the cognitive holeboard task in piglets

Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency in humans, affecting more than two billion people worldwide. Early-life ID can lead to irreversible deficits in learning and memory. The pig represents a promising model animal for studying such deficits, because of its similarities to h...

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Main Authors: Alexandra eAntonides, Anne C. Schoonderwoerd, Gabi eScholz, Brian M. Berg, Rebecca E. Nordquist, Franz Josef evan der Staay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cognition
Growth
Hematology
Memory
development
iron deficiency
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00291/full

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