Pole Test
Objective: Assessment of motor performance and coordination on a pole as part of a sensorimotor test battery sensitive to nigrostriatal dopaminergic system alterations
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Protocol Steps
Baseline and Longitudinal Testing Schedule
Male wild-type and ASO mice were tested for motor performance and coordination on the pole as part of a sensorimotor test battery
Note: Testing was conducted at multiple timepoints to assess progressive changes in motor function
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“Male wild-type and ASO mice were tested every 2 months for 8 months for motor performance and coordination on a challenging beam, inverted grid, and pole”
Pole Test Performance Assessment
Mice were assessed on the pole test to measure motor performance and coordination as part of the sensorimotor test battery
Note: The pole test was one of multiple sensorimotor tests used to detect alterations in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system
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“examined the motor deficits in ASO mice with a battery of sensorimotor tests that are sensitive to alterations in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system”