Source Paper
Atrophin-1 antisense oligonucleotide provides robust protection from pathology in a fully humanized DRPLA model
Smith VL, Gidi BZ, Bragg RM, Cantle JP, Ben-Varon A et al.
Mol Ther Nucleic Acids • 2025
Open Field
behavioralmicenot specified
Objective: Assess locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior in an open field arena
Protocol Steps
1
Place mouse in arena center
Place the mouse in the center of the open field arena
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“Mice were placed in the center of a 41 × 41 cm closed box”
2
Record video session
Record mouse behavior for 12 minutes using mounted GoPro camera
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“A GoPro camera, mounted in the lid, recorded a 12-min video of each individual mouse”
3
Analyze behavior quantitatively
Process video data using ezTrack software to measure locomotor activity and freezing behavior
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“Quantitative analysis was performed using Cai Lab's ezTrack script to measure total distance traveled and the freezing to motion ratio”