Source Paper
Reversals of Age-Related Declines in Neuronal Signal Transduction, Cognitive, and Motor Behavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, or Strawberry Dietary Supplementation
James A. Joseph, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Natalia A. Denisova, Donna Bielinski, Antonio Martin et al.
Journal of Neuroscience • 1999
Rod Walking Task
Objective: Assessment of motor behavioral performance using rod walking to evaluate motor function and age-related motor behavioral deficits in aging rats
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Protocol Steps
Dietary supplementation period
Rats were fed dietary supplements of strawberry, spinach, or blueberry extracts for 8 weeks
Note: Supplements were administered at specific concentrations: strawberry at 14.8, spinach at 9.1, or blueberry at 18.6 gm of dried aqueous extract per kilogram of diet
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“such supplements (strawberry, spinach, or blueberry at 14.8, 9.1, or 18.6 gm of dried aqueous extract per kilogram of diet, respectively) fed for 8 weeks to 19-month-old Fischer 344 rats”
Rod walking task performance assessment
Rats were tested on the rod walking task to evaluate motor behavioral performance
Note: This task was used to measure age-related motor behavioral deficits and their reversal by dietary supplementation
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“motor behavioral performance on the rod walking and accelerod tasks”