Acoustic Startle Response
Objective: A test measuring reflexive startle response to acoustic stimuli in rats
This is a Acoustic Startle Response protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2002 paper published in Genome Research.
Model and subjects
rat • Roman high and low avoidance rats • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Acoustic startle response testing
Primary readouts
- Startle response magnitude to acoustic stimuli
Key equipment and reagents
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Acoustic startle response testing
Rats were tested for reflexive startle response to acoustic stimuli as part of a battery of animal models of anxiety
Note: This test was one of multiple behavioral tests conducted; the QTL did not influence acoustic startle response
View evidence from paper
“The QTL influences two-way active avoidance, conditioned fear, elevated plus maze, and open field activity but not acoustic startle response”