Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4313761 Behavioural Brain Research 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Iron deficiency is a widespread form of malnutrition and is known to interfere with cognitive performance and development. To elucidate the role of dopamine D3 and iron deficiency (ID) in inducing cognitive deficits, we studied wildtype and D3 knockout mice on normal or iron-deficient diets subjected to a running wheel-based motor skill sequence.Surprisingly, ID alone had no effect on motor learning in this study, whereas combined ID and dopamine D(3) receptor (D3R)-deficiency significantly interfered with the acquisition of motor skills.Reduced D3R function may serve as a predisposing factor towards ID-related effects on motor learning.

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