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Clinical Testing and Spinal Cord Removal in a Mouse Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Clinical Testing and Spinal Cord Removal in a Mouse Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

DOI:
10.3791/3936-v

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12:35 min

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March 17, 2012

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, , , , ,
1Dept. of Neurology,University Medicine Göttingen, 2DFG Research Center for the Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CMPB),Göttingen, Germany

Chapters

  • 00:02Title
  • 01:07Clinical Testing of the SOD G93A Mouse Model of ALS
  • 02:03Hanging Wire Test
  • 03:05Rotarod Test
  • 04:30Spinal Cord Preparation
  • 10:55Spinal Cord Immunohistochemistry
  • 11:41Conclusions

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A mouse model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is examined clinically and behaviorally. As a prerequisite for an accompanying immunohistological analysis the preparation of the spinal cord is depicted in detail.

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Clinical TestingSpinal Cord RemovalMouse ModelAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisALSNeurodegenerative DisorderMotoneuronsFamilial MutationsSOD GeneSOD1 (G93A) MutationOverall SurvivalClinical CourseMotor FunctionBehavioural Motor TestsQuantitative Scoring SystemsImmunohistochemical ExaminationSpinal Cord PreparationDorsal Laminectomy MethodHistological FindingsTherapeutic OptionsHuman Clinical Trials

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