An inclined plane system with microcontroller to determine limb motor function of laboratory animals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-194

  Chang, Ming Wen ^a   Young, Ming Shing ^a   Lin, Mao Tsun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Inclined plane; Laboratory animal; Motor function; Neurologic examination

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE MODEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; INCLINED PLANE TEST SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROCOMPUTER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTION; RAT; SENSOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TECHNICAL AID; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VELOCITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTREMITIES; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOVEMENT; RATS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 38048999081     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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