Catalepsy test (Bar test)
Chuyu Chen
Published: 2023-06-13 DOI: 10.17504/protocols.io.36wgq3ryolk5/v1
Abstract
The catalepsy test (bar test) was developed to test motor coordination and motor impairments.
Steps
1.
Mice were gently removed from their home cage by their tail and their forepaws were placed over a horizontal bar, 0.2 cm in diameter and fixed at a height of 4 cm above the working surface.
2.
The time during which each mouse maintained the position was recorded up to a maximum of 3 minutes for three trials
3.
Average of time from three trials was used for analysis
