Mar 14, 2024
Grip Strength
- Xiaobo Mao1,2,3,4,
- Ramhari Kumbhar1,2,3,4,
- Hanseok Ko1,2,4,
- Valina L. Dawson1,2,4,3,5,6,
- Ted Dawson1,2,4,3,5,6,7
- 1Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
- 2Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
- 3Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70130-2685, USA;
- 4Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA;
- 5Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA;
- 6Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
- 7Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Protocol Citation: Xiaobo Mao, Ramhari Kumbhar, Hanseok Ko, Valina L. Dawson, Ted Dawson 2024. Grip Strength. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.3byl4qmoovo5/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
We use this protocol and it's working
Created: March 14, 2024
Last Modified: May 31, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 96717
Keywords: ASAPCRN, mouse model, behavior
Funders Acknowledgement:
Aligning Science for Parkinson's
Grant ID: 020608
Abstract
Use to measure rodent grip strength
Materials
Bioseb Rodent Grip Strength BIO-GS4
Set up grip strength meter on table.
Hold the mouse gently by the tail, and place either its forepaws or all paws on the grip strength grid.
Gently pull the mouse back until it releases its grasp.
Record the maximum holding force displayed on the grip strength meter.