Jun 12, 2023
Catalepsy test (Bar test)
- 1Northwestern University, Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Protocol Citation: Chuyu Chen 2023. Catalepsy test (Bar test). protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.36wgq3ryolk5/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: June 12, 2023
Last Modified: May 31, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 83290
Keywords: ASAPCRN
Funders Acknowledgement:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's [ASAP-020600] through the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
Grant ID: ASAP-020600
Abstract
The catalepsy test (bar test) was developed to test motor coordination and motor impairments.
Mice were gently removed from their home cage by their tail and their forepaws were placed over a horizontal bar, 0.2 cm in diameter and fixed at a height of 4 cm above the working surface.
The time during which each mouse maintained the position was recorded up to a maximum of 3 minutes for three trials
Average of time from three trials was used for analysis