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Assessment of Motor Balance and Coordination in Mice using the Balance Beam

Assessment of Motor Balance and Coordination in Mice using the Balance Beam

DOI:
10.3791/2376-v

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07:03 min

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March 10, 2011

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1Department of Biology,California Institute of Technology

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:54Introduction
  • 02:12Setting Up the Balance Beam
  • 03:09Training
  • 04:51Testing
  • 05:35Beam Crossing Latency in Male and Female Mice
  • 06:33Conclusion

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Deficits in fine motor coordination can be assessed with the balance beam test. Performance on the beam is quantified by the speed at which the beam is traversed and the number of times the mouse slips on the beam.

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Motor BalanceCoordination AssessmentMiceBalance BeamMotor SkillsFine Motor CoordinationBeam Walking AssayElevated Narrow BeamSafe PlatformTrainingTestingPerformance MeasurementPaw SlipsProtocolC57BL/6 MiceSubtle Deficits

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