Nov 23, 2023
Open field
- 1Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Protocol Citation: Núria Peñuelas, Ariadna Laguna, Miquel Vila 2023. Open field. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr32r2vmk/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: November 22, 2023
Last Modified: November 23, 2023
Protocol Integer ID: 91310
Abstract
Open field
Place the mice in a square open field arena of 80 x 80 cm of white methacrylate under brightly lit (300 lux).
Track the center and the periphery using a tracking software (SMART 3.0 Panlab-Harvard Apparatus).
Clean the arena every time between animals.