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Project data set: Kas1   (2009)

Project Variations in ventral root axon morphology and locomotor behavior in males of 6 inbred strains of mice

An investigation of relationships between motor neuron anatomy and motor activity.

Study design: baseline survey; 1 cohort.
6 strains tested     male only     Test age: 5-7mo

Investigators Kas MJ, de Mooij-van Malsen J   [Details, papers]

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Kas1
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behavior — balance and coordination         balance beam  
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latency to reach box via a narrow beam   [s]
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred
 
behavior — balance and coordination         grid test  
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inverted grid performance  
      • latency to fall  • hindlimb movement  • pct hindlimb movement 
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred
 
behavior — locomotor activity         monitoring system  
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home cage activity [cm]  
      • novelty condition  • day 3    • comparison  
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred
 
nervous system — morphology — axon         microscopy  
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ventral root (axon) area [µm2]  
      • ventral root  • median axon 
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred
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number of ventral root axons [n]  
      • region of interest  • total    • comparison  
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred
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percentage of ventral root axons [%]  
      µm2 • 0-50   • 50-100   • 100-150   • 150-200     • comparison  
6 strains   age 5-7mo
  Inbred



Number of mice tested per strain, for each measurement

  
Changelog There have been no updates or corrections to the data set since MPD release in Aug 2010  
Reference
de Mooij-van Malsen JG, Yu KL, Veldman H, Oppelaar H, van den Berg LH, Olivier B, Kas MJ. Variations in ventral root axon morphology and locomotor behavior components across different inbred strains of mice. Neuroscience. 2009 Dec 29;164(4):1477-83. Epub 2009 Sep 22.     PubMed 19778584     MGI

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Caution: Very low sample sizes (N < 3) are present. [View table]

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Individual animal data
Table format (.csv)
Individual animal data in table format, with one row per animal and one column per measurement.
Individual animal data
List format (.csv)
Individual animal data organized as one row per animal / measurement reading.
Strain means (.csv) Strain means with SD, N, other summary statistics. One row per strain / sex / measurement.
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