Source Paper
α7 Nicotinic Receptor Subunits Are Not Necessary for Hippocampal-Dependent Learning or Sensorimotor Gating: A Behavioral Characterization of <i>Acra7</i>-Deficient Mice
Richard Paylor, Michelle Nguyen, Jacqueline N. Crawley, James Patrick, Arthur Beaudet et al.
Learning & Memory • 1998
Startle Habituation Test
Objective: Evaluation of habituation to repeated startle stimuli in mice
This is a Startle Habituation Test protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps. Extracted from a 1998 paper published in Learning & Memory.
Model and subjects
mouse • Acra7 homozygous mutant mice and wild-type littermates • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Startle Habituation Test
Primary readouts
- Startle habituation response
- Habituation to repeated startle stimuli
Key equipment and reagents
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Startle Habituation Test
Mice were evaluated for startle habituation as part of behavioral characterization
Note: Startle habituation was evaluated along with exploratory activity and motor coordination
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“Exploratory activity, motor coordination, and startle habituation were also evaluated.”