Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Evaluation of Motor Impairment in C. elegans Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Heather N. Currey1, Nicole F. Liachko1,2 1Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, 2Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington This protocol describes two sensitive assays for discriminating among mild, moderate, and severe motor impairment in C. elegans models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with general utility for C. elegans strains, with altered motility.
