一种测量小鼠侧爪偏好的方法。

A measure of lateral paw preference in the mouse.

作者信息

Waters N S, Denenberg V H

机构信息

Biobehavioral Sciences Graduate Degree Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-4154.

出版信息

Physiol Behav. 1991 Oct;50(4):853-6. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(91)90030-r.

DOI:10.1016/0031-9384(91)90030-r

PMID:1775563

Abstract

A lateral paw preference testing unit is described. Mice are allowed access to preferred food with either their left or right forepaw, and the amount eaten with each paw is measured. The unit allows easy measurement and quantification of this behavior, without requiring food deprivation or continuous monitoring of the subjects, and may be performed in the subject's home cage. Its reliability under a number of conditions is reported. The results do not correlate with those obtained using the Collins paw preference test.

摘要

描述了一种侧爪偏好测试装置。小鼠可以用左前爪或右前爪获取偏好的食物，并测量每只爪子摄取的食物量。该装置能够轻松测量和量化这种行为，无需剥夺食物或持续监测实验对象，且可以在实验对象的饲养笼中进行。报告了该装置在多种条件下的可靠性。结果与使用柯林斯爪偏好测试获得的结果不相关。