Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle Response
Objective: Measurement of sensorimotor gating through reduced startle response to a strong stimulus preceded by a weaker prepulse
This is a Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle Response protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 3 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2008 paper published in Physiological Genomics.
Model and subjects
mouse • Four inbred reference strains: C57BL/6J, C3HeB/FeJ, BALB/cByJ, 129S2/SvPas • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Prepulse Inhibition Test Setup • Cross-Laboratory Validation • Test Four Inbred Reference Strains
Primary readouts
- Startle response magnitude
- Prepulse inhibition percentage
- Sensorimotor gating function
Key equipment and reagents
Verified items
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Prepulse Inhibition Test Setup
Conduct prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle response testing as part of the standardized operating procedures
Note: This test was one of seven behavioral tests included in the EUMORPHIA standard operating procedures battery
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“tests designed provide reliable measures of the process under investigation but most importantly that these are reproducible across both time and laboratories”
Cross-Laboratory Validation
Conduct the prepulse inhibition test across five research centers in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK to validate reproducibility
Note: Part of EUMORPHIA program cross-validation experimental study to investigate robustness of designed protocols
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“Five research centers were involved across France, Germany, Italy, and the UK in this study, as part of the EUMORPHIA program”
Test Four Inbred Reference Strains
Analyze four inbred reference strains to validate the prepulse inhibition test
Note: Strains used: C57BL/6J, C3HeB/FeJ, BALB/cByJ, 129S2/SvPas
View evidence from paper
“Four inbred reference strains (C57BL/6J, C3HeB/FeJ, BALB/cByJ, 129S2/SvPas), reflecting their use as common background strains in mutagenesis programs, were analyzed”