MPD: Data set: Wahlsten2

Wahlsten D, Metten P, Crabbe JC. A rating scale for wildness and ease of handling laboratory mice: results for 21 inbred strains tested in two laboratories. Genes Brain Behav. 2003 Apr;2(2):71-9. PubMed 12884964

Rating scales for difficulty in capturing and holding mice were devised to provide an impression of the difficulties encountered in working with various strains of mice.
This study was conducted on the same set of mice tested for several behavioral parameters and examined for brain defects (Wahlsten1).
Missing data code clarifications:
DI = died; always occurred in home cage in colony room, never during the actual test
ND = no data; almost always occurred because technician failed to record rating
PP = physical problem; for strain C58/J, trial was stopped when they sank in water maze
OT = other; average undefined because of missing values

Procedures conducted:

• behavior observation

Wildness scoring during various phenotyping tests.

Wahlsten2 downloads
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• Wahlsten2 supplementary data

Ontology terms mapped to Wahlsten2 measures:

Investigators	Douglas Wahlsten University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario CANADA John C Crabbe Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR Pamela Metten Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Participants	Bryden C, Moisan B, Cooper SF, Schlumbohm J, Yu C-H
Contact	Douglas Wahlsten dlwahlst@uncg.edu
Acknowledgements	Funding provided by NIH AA12714, AA10760; Department of Veterans Affairs; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC 45825) Generous funds from AstraZeneca were used to defray the cost of mice through the Mouse Phenome Project Collaborations Program.
Project type	Phenotype strain survey data set
MPD identifiers	Wahlsten2 MPD:160
Data changelog	No updates/corrections. Initial release date: 03/2004.
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Sort/ Pick	Data set	Procedure / Protocol	Treatment	Phenotype Measure / Variable (click to view)	Panel	No. of Strains	Sex	Age	Sample Size (Avg)
Wahlsten2:1	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	number of tests with squeaks [score] nsqueak 16001	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=10

Wahlsten2:2	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	number of tests with bites [score] nbite 16002	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=10

Wahlsten2:3	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	number of tests with escapes [score] nflee 16003	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=10

Wahlsten2:4	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	number of placid tests, capture ratings + hold ratings [score] nplacid 16004	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=10

Wahlsten2:5	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	capture rating, overall mean [score] capture 16005	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=8

Wahlsten2:6	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	hold rating, overall mean [score] hold 16006	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=8

Wahlsten2:7	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	wildness rating, sum of capture and hold means [score] wildness 16007	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=8

Wahlsten2:8	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	wildness rating, mean during open field and elevated plus maze [score] of_epm 16008	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=10

Wahlsten2:9	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	wildness rating, mean during rotarod [score] rrod 16009	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=8

Wahlsten2:10	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	wildness rating, mean during water escape [score] wmaze 16010	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=9

Wahlsten2:11	Wahlsten2	behavior observation	(none)	wildness rating, mean during weighing [score] weigh 16011	inbred	21	both	10-12wks	N=9

Wahlsten2: Wildness in 21 inbred strains of mice assessed through a rating scale (2003)