Table 7 |
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A Mouse Motor and Sensory Scale {Parra2002}. |
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Function |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Motor |
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Activity (5 minutes open field) |
No movement |
Moves, no walls approached |
1-2 walls approached |
3-4 walls approached |
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Limb symmetry (suspended by tail) |
Left forelimb, no movement |
Minimal movement |
Abnormal forelimb walk |
Symmetrical extension |
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Climbing (on inverted metal mesh) |
Fails to hold |
Hold < 4 seconds |
Holds, no displacement |
Displaces across mesh |
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Balance |
Falls < 2 seconds |
Falls > 2 seconds |
Holds, no displacement |
Displaces across rod |
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Sensory |
Proprioception (cotton tip to both sides of neck) |
No reaction |
Asymmetrical head turning |
Symmetric head turning |
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Vibrissae (cotton tip to vibrissae) |
No reaction |
Asymmetrical head turning |
Symmetric head turning |
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Visual (tip toward each eye) |
No reaction |
Unilateral blink |
Bilateral blink |
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Olfactory (lemon juice on tip) |
No sniffing |
Brief sniff |
Sniff > 2 seconds |
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Tactile (needle stick to palm) |
No reaction |
Delayed withdrawal |
Immediate withdrawal |
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Jeon et al. BMC Neuroscience 2009 10:103 doi:10.1186/1471-2202-10-103 |
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