Locomotor Activity in Novel Environment
Objective: Measurement of locomotor activity in a novel environment as an index of anxiety-like behavior in CRF transgenic mice compared to normal littermate controls
This is a Locomotor Activity in Novel Environment protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 4 procedural steps, 2 equipment items, 1 materials. Extracted from a 1994 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
mouse • CRF transgenic and normal littermate controls • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Subject preparation • Locomotor activity measurement in novel environment • Elevated plus-maze testing
Primary readouts
- Locomotor activity in novel environment
- Behavior on elevated plus-maze
- Anxiogenic behavior response
- Effect of CRF antagonist on anxiety-like behavior
Key equipment and reagents
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Subject preparation
CRF transgenic mice and normal littermate controls were prepared for testing
Note: Both transgenic and control animals were tested
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“CRF transgenic mice and normal littermate controls were tested by measuring locomotor activity in a novel environment”
Locomotor activity measurement in novel environment
Animals were placed in a novel environment and locomotor activity was measured as an index of anxiety-like behavior
Note: This measurement served as one of two anxiety indices
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“measuring locomotor activity in a novel environment and through the use of an elevated plus-maze as indices of anxiety”
Elevated plus-maze testing
Animals were tested on an elevated plus-maze as a second index of anxiety-like behavior
Note: This was used in conjunction with locomotor activity measurement
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“through the use of an elevated plus-maze as indices of anxiety”
CRF antagonist injection
CRF antagonist alpha-helical CRF 9-41 was injected into the lateral cerebral ventricles of CRF transgenic animals
Note: This injection was performed to test whether central CRF overproduction mediated the anxiogenic behavior
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“Injection of the CRF antagonist alpha-helical CRF 9-41 into the lateral cerebral ventricles reversed the anxiogenic state observed in the CRF transgenics”