Source Paper
α7 Nicotinic Receptor Subunits Are Not Necessary for Hippocampal-Dependent Learning or Sensorimotor Gating: A Behavioral Characterization of <i>Acra7</i>-Deficient Mice
Richard Paylor, Michelle Nguyen, Jacqueline N. Crawley, James Patrick, Arthur Beaudet et al.
Learning & Memory • 1998
Open-Field Test
Objective: Assessment of exploratory activity, motor coordination, and anxiety-related behavior in mice
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 1998 paper published in Learning & Memory.
Model and subjects
mouse • Acra7 homozygous mutant mice and wild-type littermates • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Open-field test
Primary readouts
- Exploratory activity
- Motor coordination
- Anxiety-related behavior
Key equipment and reagents
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Open-field test
Mice were tested in an open-field apparatus to evaluate exploratory activity, motor coordination, and anxiety-related behavior
Note: Acra7 mutant mice displayed abnormal anxiety-related behavior in the open-field test compared to wild-type mice
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“Exploratory activity, motor coordination, and startle habituation were also evaluated. Other behavioral responses in Acra7 mutant mice were also normal, except for an anxiety-related behavior in the open-field test”