Motor Coordination and Balance in Rodents:
Gait test
The gait test is a useful apparatus to measure motor lesions (Motor Coordination and Balance in Rodents) and other related dysfunction related to gait
Uses:
- 1 .The Gait test is used in the assessment of stride length and evaluation of gait in rodent models of diseases.
- 2 .Analysis of motor impairments, and in evaluating the effects of pharmacological compounds.
- 3 .The test involves observing the footprints of the subject on the runway to assess the stride length. The test is a simple and reliable task that can be used in indexing basal ganglia dysfunction.
- Dimensions and Features:
- Total size: 60cm x 60cm x 40cm (l x w x h)
- Runway: 40cm x 4.5cm x 9.5cm (l x w x h)
- Housing: 14.5 cm x 20cm x 6.5cm (l x w x h)
- Housing entrance: 4.5cm opening
- Paper lining on the runway: 4.5cm x 40 cm (w x l)
- Parameter to study:
Measurement of Stride length. The stride length is measured as the distance between two hind paws’ or between two fore paws’ prints.
- Procedure :
- Paws of the subject are wetted with a non-toxic ink (usually blue-black ink), and the subject is placed at the start of the runway facing the box.
- The experiment ends when the subject has entered the box.
- During the experiment, if the subject stops or changes direction, no data is recorded.
- Importance:
- Gait test is used in the assessment of stride length and evaluation of gait.
- The test involves observing the footprints of the subject on the runway to assess the stride length.
- The test is a simple and reliable task that can be used in indexing basal ganglia dysfunction.
