Mar 01, 2022
Pole Test
- 1University of Ottawa
Protocol Citation: Haley Geertsma 2022. Pole Test. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.b5sqq6dw
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 01, 2022
Last Modified: March 01, 2022
Protocol Integer ID: 58928
Abstract
This protocol is used to test mice in the Pole behavioural test.
Materials
Textured metal pole, 8mm diameter and 55cm tall
Habituate mice in the testing room for 60 minutes.
1h
Place mice ~3cm from the top of the pole, facing upwards, and record their time to turn facing downwards and their time to reach the bottom of the pole. The mice have up to 1 minute to turn and 1 minute to reach the bottom before being returned to their home cage.
2m