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Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice
Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice
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Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice

Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice

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January 23, 2018

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06:54 min
January 23, 2018

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Behavioral testing is used in pre-clinical trials to assess the phenotypic effects of a disease or treatment on an animal's wellbeing. In order to globally assess motor functioning, we selected tests for general locomotion, muscular strength, and coordination: the open field test, the mesh test, and the rotarod test, respectively.

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