Circular Pools for Morris Water Maze Test

Additional Info

FEATURES	BENEFIT
Entirely made of fiber glass	Light, resistant, durable and easy to clean
Embedded wheels and drain hose	Easy to move, empty and store
Embedded connectors for hydraulic platforms	Ready to be upgraded to Atlantis Platforms
Inlet and outlet connectors provided	Ready for use with our heater/circulator
Ample color selection	Optimal results with any Video-Tracking software

Physical
Material	Fiber-glass
Diameter	100, 120, 150 or 180cm
Pool height	60cm
Height (from the floor)	75cm
Hoses & connections	All included as standard: drain, connectors to externally controlled platform, inlet/outlet connector to water heater/circulator,
Standard color	White
Other Available colors	Blue, grey, black, color on request
Platform (fixed)	30cm height, circular platform 10cm diam. not included
Platform (liftable/collapsible)	Platform vertical range : 25-35cm Vertical travel : 10cm, in 9 steps Platform Speed : 10mm/s Platform diameter : 10cm Manual or PC-controlled not included
Weight	30, 35, 55 or 65Kg, depending on size
Shipping Weight	65, 75, 95 or 110Kg, depending on size
Packing Dimensions	105x105, 130x130, 160x160 or 190x190, h90cm pallet
Warranty	40125 is covered by a 24-month warranty
	OPTIONAL HEATER 40111
Power Supply:	230V 50Hz Max Power: 3100W
Temperature Range	10 to 40°C

The test that is referred to as "the water maze" was developed by Richard Morris. The maze is therefore referred to as "the Morris watermaze".

The Morris water maze is a test of spatial learning for rondents that relies on distal cues to navigate from start locations around the perimeter of an open swimming arena, to locate a submerged escape platform. Spatial learning is assessed across repeated trials and reference memory is determined by preference for the platform area when the platform is absent.

Reversal and shift trial enhance the detection of spatial impariments.

Search-to-platform area determines the degree of reliance on spatial versus non-spatial strategies. Cued trials determine whether performance factors tha are unrelated to place learning are present.

	WATER MAZE POOL
40105	Water Maze diam. 100cm, h 60cm, with wheels and drain. Standard colour:  white. Platform not included, to be ordered separately. Provided with connectors for external platform control and heater/circulator (optional)
40125	Water Maze diam. 120cm, h 60cm, with wheels and drain. Standard colour:  white. Platform not included, to be ordered separately. Provided with connectors for external platform control and heater/circulator (optional)
40155	Water Maze diam. 150cm, h 60cm, with wheels and drain. Standard colour:  white. Platform not included, to be ordered separately. Provided with connectors for external platform control and heater/circulator (optional)
40185	Water Maze diam. 180cm, h 60cm, with wheels and drain. Standard colour:  white. Platform not included, to be ordered separately. Provided with connectors for external platform control and heater/circulator (optional)
	OPTIONAL
40125-010	Basic Platform for Water Maze, 30cm height, circular platform 10cm diam.
40111	Heater for Water Maze, new model (anti-rust components) - Operation 230V-50Hz only
40101-002	Atlantis Platform (upward and downward movement can be controlled from outside the pool, either manually or automatically via the optional motor/controller)
40100	Complete set-up including one Atlantis Platform with its motor and a 4-channel controller
40400	Complete set-up including four Atlantis Platforms with their motors and a 4-channel controller
	VIDEOTRACKING
60000	ANY-maze Software, see also www.ub.anymaze.com
47400-040	B/W USB Camera, including day&night 2.7-13.5mm varifocal lens, 5m USB cable and ceiling support

Bibliography on 40125

• Effect of methionine-induced hyperhomocysteinemia on neurodegeneration in experimental conditions B Tóthová, M Kovalská, D Kalenská, A Beňová, 2017
• Very low doses of muscimol and baclofen ameliorate cognitive deficits and regulate protein expression in the brain of a rat model of streptozocin-induced Alzheimer's … V Pilipenko, K Narbute, U Beitnere, J Rumaks… - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2017

• D. Ryan et alia: "Spatial Learning Impairments in PLB1Triple Knock-In Alzheimer Mice are Task-Specific and Age-Dependent" Cellular and molecular life sciences  70(14)): 2603-2619, 2013
• G.M. Rose et alia: "Water Maze Testing to Identify Compounds for Cognitive Enhancement" Current protocols in pharmacology :5-63, 2012

• Richard Morris: "Developments of a Water-Maze Procedure for Studying Spatial lEarning in the Rat" Journal of neuroscience methods 11(1): 47-60, 1984
• I.Q. Wihshaw et alia: “The Behavior of the Laborato­ry Rat: A Handbook with Tests” Oxford Univ. Press: 1, 2004
• R. D’Hooge et alia: "Applications of the Morris Water Maze in the Study of Learning and Memory." Brain research reviews 36(1): 60-90, 2001
• G. Riedel et alia: "Reversible Neural Inactivation Reveals Hippocampal Participation in Several Memory Processes" Nature neuroscience 2(10): 898-905, 1999