Dec 14, 2023

Public workspacePOLE TEST PROTOCOL

  • 1University of Minnesota
Open access
Protocol CitationMichael Lee 2023. POLE TEST PROTOCOL. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n92ldzjkxv5b/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: June 04, 2022
Last Modified: May 31, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 63883
Keywords: pole test, animals, ASAPCRN
Funders Acknowledgement:
ASAP
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Abstract
This protocol details pole test.
Attachments
Guidelines
Detailed records should be kept on every experiment, noting date, timing, subject test order, procedural details followed and any relevant observations pertaining to the assay (e.g. specific behavior or procedural errors).
Materials
Materials

  • Pole
  • Timer
Test
Test
22m
Place animal on horizontal pole facing the top.
Place pole upright with mouse facing upward.
Record the time to turn (orient facing down), and time to reach the bottom of the pole.
Maximum duration Duration00:02:00 .

2m
All animals tested for 3 trials with a minimum of Duration00:20:00 between trials.
20m