OptiMouse: A comprehensive open source program for reliable detection and analysis of mouse body and nose positions

BMC Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Ben Shaul, Yoram ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Position analysis; Preference tests; Rodent behavior; Video data

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BODY POSITION; MOUSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; VIDEORECORDING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; MICE; MOVEMENT; NOSE; POSTURE; SOFTWARE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 85019181713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0377-3     Document Type: Article

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