Rotarod Performance Test
Objective: Assessment of motor coordination and balance in D2 dopamine receptor-deficient mice using rotarod apparatus
This is a Rotarod Performance Test protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 1998 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
mouse • F2 hybrid (129/Sv × C57BL/6), 129/SvEv, C57BL/6, and congenic strains • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
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Core workflow
Rotarod Performance Testing
Primary readouts
- Motor coordination performance
- Balance ability
- Rotarod performance differences between genotypes
- Genetic background effects on rotarod performance
Key equipment and reagents
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Rotarod Performance Testing
Mice were tested on the rotarod apparatus to assess motor coordination and balance. Testing was conducted on F2 hybrid D2R-deficient mice, congenic strains, and wild-type controls from different genetic backgrounds.
Note: F2 hybrid D2R−/− mice showed impaired motor coordination compared to wild-type controls. Performance varied by genetic background, with congenic C57BL/6 background showing correction of the impairment. Wild-type 129/SvEv mice had the poorest rotarod ability of all groups tested.
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“F2 hybrid D2R−/− mice had impaired motor coordination on the rotarod that was corrected in the congenic C57BL/6 background. Wild-type 129/SvEv mice had the poorest rotarod ability of all groups tested”