Wanner NM, Colwell M, Drown C, et al. Clinical epigenetics 2021;13(1):4.
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| Setting | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Session duration |
| “Testing was conducted with the investigator absent from the room for 30 min” “After 30 min, mice were carefully removed from the test cage” |
| Other settings in the paper | ||
| Cage | rat cage | “Mice were individually placed into the corner of a rat cage” |
| Mice were individually placed into | the corner | “Mice were individually placed into the corner of a rat cage” |
| Corn cob bedding | 10 cm (height) | “filled with 10 cm (height) of corn cob bedding” |
| Marbles | 20 | “20 evenly placed marbles (4 × 5 layout)” |
| Layout | 4 × 5 | “20 evenly placed marbles (4 × 5 layout)” |
| Investigator | absent from the room | “with the investigator absent from the room” |
| Counted as buried | at least 2/3 covered | “marbles at least 2/3 covered being counted as buried” |
| Bedding | thoroughly mixed | “The bedding was thoroughly mixed” |
| Marbles were | washed with dish soap and rinsed with 70% ethanol | “marbles were washed with dish soap and rinsed with 70% ethanol following each trial” |
| Tests were conducted in | the home mouse room | “Tests were conducted in the home mouse room” |
| Light–dark cycle | light phase | “during the light phase of the light–dark cycle” |
| Following the weaning of pups | F0 between 4–7 days | “between 4–7 days following the weaning of pups” |
| Tested | F0 twice | “Each F0 female was tested twice” |
| Behavior tests | F1 once per animal | “the same behavior tests once per animal” |
| Consecutive tests | F0 at least 24 h apart | “with consecutive tests being at least 24 h apart” |
| Between tests | F1 at least 24 h | “with at least 24 h between tests” |
| Apparatus | ||
| Rat cage | “Mice were individually placed into the corner of a rat cage” | |
| Corn cob bedding | “filled with 10 cm (height) of corn cob bedding” | |
| Marbles | “20 evenly placed marbles (4 × 5 layout)” | |
| Setting | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Session duration |
| “recorded on video using a tripod and digital camera for ten minutes” “After ten minutes, the animal was returned to the home cage” |
| Other settings in the paper | ||
| Arms | three | “three arms connected at 120°” |
| Arms connected at | 120° | “three arms connected at 120°” |
| Chamber | high-walled | “a high-walled chamber” |
| Mice were placed | at the end of one arm facing the center | “Mice were placed at the end of one arm facing the center” |
| Investigators | vacated the room | “Investigators vacated the room” |
| Apparatus was sanitized | 70% alcohol | “the apparatus was sanitized with 70% alcohol” |
| Entries | all four feet within the arm | “The sequence of entries (all four feet within the arm)” |
| One spontaneous alternation | three consecutive entries into unique arms | “One spontaneous alternation was counted when three consecutive entries into unique arms (e.g., A, B, C) were recorded” |
| Investigator | blinded to treatment group | “recorded from the video by an investigator blinded to treatment group” |
| Tests were conducted in | the home mouse room | “Tests were conducted in the home mouse room” |
| Light–dark cycle | light phase | “during the light phase of the light–dark cycle” |
| Following the weaning of pups | F0 between 4–7 days | “between 4–7 days following the weaning of pups” |
| Tested | F0 twice | “Each F0 female was tested twice” |
| Behavior tests | F1 once per animal | “the same behavior tests once per animal” |
| Consecutive tests | F0 at least 24 h apart | “with consecutive tests being at least 24 h apart” |
| Between tests | F1 at least 24 h | “with at least 24 h between tests” |
| Apparatus | ||
| Standard Y-maze | MazeEngineers | “a standard Y-maze (MazeEngineers, Boston, MA)” |
| Tripod | “recorded on video using a tripod and digital camera” | |
| Digital camera | “recorded on video using a tripod and digital camera” | |