Assessment of motor balance and coordination in mice using the balance beam

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 49, 2011, Pages

  Luong, Tinh N ^a   Carlisle, Holly J ^a   Southwell, Amber ^a   Patterson, Paul H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance beam test; Coordination; Issue 49; Motor skills; Mouse behavior; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355149189     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2376     Document Type: Article

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