Gait Analysis
Objective: Assess alterations in gait in adolescent offspring exposed to heavy, binge-like alcohol during early postnatal development
This is a Gait Analysis protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 2 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2015 paper published in Journal of Neuroinflammation.
Model and subjects
rat • not specified • unknown • adolescent (offspring of P3-5 exposed pups) • not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Alcohol vapor exposure during early postnatal period • Gait assessment in adolescent offspring
Primary readouts
- Alterations in gait patterns
- Spatial memory performance
Key equipment and reagents
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Alcohol vapor exposure during early postnatal period
Rat pups exposed to alcohol vapor inhalation to model heavy, binge-like alcohol exposure
Note: Blood alcohol concentration maintained at 0.5 g/dL during exposure period
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“we exposed rats to alcohol vapor inhalation during postnatal days (P)3–5 (blood alcohol concentration = 0.5 g/dL)”
Gait assessment in adolescent offspring
Adolescent offspring assessed for alterations in gait following early postnatal alcohol exposure
Note: Assessment conducted during adolescent period; specific methodology not detailed
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“adolescent offspring were assessed for alterations in gait and spatial memory”