Kinematics and ground reaction force determination: A demonstration quantifying locomotor abilities of young adult, middle-aged, and geriatric rats

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Webb, Aubrey A ^a,b   Kerr, Brendan ^b   Neville, Tanya ^b   Ngan, Sybil ^b   Assem, Hisham ^b  

^a CullenWebb Animal Neurology and Ophthalmology Center   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 80355131676     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2138     Document Type: Article

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