Jul 10, 2024
Open field test
- 1Northwestern University, Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Protocol Citation: Chuyu Chen 2024. Open field test. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.x54v923m4l3e/v1
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Protocol status: Working
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Created: July 10, 2024
Last Modified: August 13, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 103170
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
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Abstract
The open field test was developed to test locomotor activity.
Mice were put in a 56 ×56 cm open-field arenas in noise-canceling boxes, illuminated by dim red lights
The 20-minute-long session started recoding when mice were placed in the center of the arena.
Locomotor activity was analyzed by the LimeLight 5 (Actimetrics) software and reported as distance traveled.