Source Paper
Mice Lacking the ERK1 Isoform of MAP Kinase Are Unimpaired in Emotional Learning
Joel C. Selcher, Tanya Nekrasova, Richard Paylor, Gary E. Landreth, J. David Sweatt
Learning & Memory • 2001
Open Field Test
Objective: Assessment of locomotor activity and exploratory behavior in a novel open arena to evaluate general behavioral characteristics and activity levels
This is a Open Field Test protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2001 paper published in Learning & Memory.
Model and subjects
mouse • Not specified • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Open Field Test
Primary readouts
- Locomotor activity levels
- Exploratory behavior in novel environment
Key equipment and reagents
Verified items
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Open Field Test
Place animals in a novel open arena and measure locomotor activity and exploratory behavior
Note: ERK1-null animals showed significantly higher activity levels compared to wild-type littermate controls
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“The ERK1-null animals demonstrated significantly higher levels of activity in the open field test.”