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Marble Burying and Nestlet Shredding as Tests of Repetitive, Compulsive-like Behaviors in Mice
 

Marble Burying and Nestlet Shredding as Tests of Repetitive, Compulsive-like Behaviors in Mice

Article DOI: 10.3791/50978-v 06:50 min December 24th, 2013
December 24th, 2013

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Disease, head injury, genetic modifications, and treatment of mice with drugs can have profound effects on behavior. Utilizing well-characterized and validated approaches such as marble burying and nestlet shredding, compulsive-like behaviors can be documented accurately in mice as models of human obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.

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Marble Burying Nestlet Shredding Repetitive Behaviors Compulsive-like Behaviors OCD Autism Spectrum Disorders Public Health Concern Meaningless Behaviors Checking Hand Washing Counting Tapping Arm Flapping Rocking Injury Disruptive Behaviors Treatment Options Animal Models Validity Ease Of Use
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