Open Field Test
behavioralmouseFour inbred reference strains: C57BL/6J, C3HeB/FeJ, BALB/cByJ, 129S2/SvPas
Objective: Assessment of locomotor activity and exploratory behavior in mice in an open arena environment as part of a standardized behavioral phenotyping test battery
Materials & Equipment Checklist
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Protocol Steps
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Open field test
Mice are placed in an open field arena to assess locomotor activity and exploratory behavior
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Note: Part of a standardized operating procedure (SOP) developed and tested across five research centers as part of the EUMORPHIA program
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“the operating procedures employed, which includes open field, SHIRPA, grip-strength, rotarod, Y-maze, prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle response, and tail flick tests”