An automated method for registering and quantifying scratching activity in mice - Use for drug evaluation

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 453-459

  Elliott, G R ^a   Vanwersch, R A P ^a   Bruijnzeel, P L B ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automated quantification; Mice; Pruritus; Scratching

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80; HISTAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DERMATITIS; DRUG SCREENING; ERROR; HINDLIMB; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; SIGNAL DETECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIPRURITICS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HINDLIMB; HISTAMINE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KETOTIFEN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOVEMENT; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PRURITUS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034443723     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(01)00111-3     Document Type: Article

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