Locomotor activity was measured with a bank of 9 activity boxes (35 × 25 × 40 cm) (IWOO Scientific Corporation, Seoul, Korea) made of translucent Plexiglas. Each box was individually housed in a PVC plastic sound-attenuating cubicle. The floor of each box consisted of 21 stainless steel rods (5 mm diameter) spaced 1.2 cm apart center-to-center. Two infrared light photobeams (Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA), positioned 4.5 cm above the floor and spaced evenly along the longitudinal axis of the box, were used to estimate horizontal locomotor activity.
Infrared light photobeams
Manufactured by Med Associates
Sourced in United States
Infrared light photobeams are a type of laboratory equipment used to detect and measure the presence or movement of objects. They function by emitting infrared light beams and detecting when those beams are interrupted, typically by the presence of an object passing through the beam's path. This provides a simple and reliable method for monitoring and recording activities within a defined space.
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4 protocols using infrared light photobeams
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Measuring Rodent Locomotor Activity
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Measuring Rodent Locomotor Activity
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Locomotor activity was measured using a bank of 9 activity boxes (35 × 25 × 40 cm) (IWOO Scientific Corporation, Seoul, Korea) made of translucent Plexiglas. Each box was individually housed in a PVC plastic sound attenuating cubicle. The floor of each box consisted of 21 stainless steel rods (5 mm diameter), spaced 1.2 cm apart, center-to-center. Two infrared light photo beams (Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA) were positioned 4.5 cm above the floor and spaced evenly along the longitudinal axis of the box, to estimate horizontal locomotion. A single locomotor activity was only considered to be legitimate when a rat interrupted two beams consecutively, so as to avoid any possible confounding activities, such as grooming in a spot covering just a single beam.
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Automated Locomotor Activity Monitoring
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Locomotor activity was measured with a bank of nine activity boxes (35 × 25 × 40 cm3) (IWOO Scientific Corporation, Seoul, Korea) made of translucent Plexiglas. Each box was individually housed in a polyvinyl chloride plastic sound-attenuating cubicle. The floor of each box consisted of 21 stainless steel rods (5 mm diameter) spaced 1.2 cm apart center-to-center. Two infrared light photobeams (Med Associates, St. Albans, VT), positioned 4.5 cm above the floor and spaced evenly along the longitudinal axis of the box, estimated horizontal locomotor activity. Locomotor activity was counted only when two beams were consecutively interrupted. In this way, any confounding measures like grooming in a spot covering just a single beam was avoided from the counts.
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Quantifying Rodent Locomotor Activity
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Locomotor activity was measured using a bank of 9 activity boxes (35 × 25 × 40 cm) (IWOO Scientific Co., Seoul, Korea) made of translucent Plexiglas. Each box was individually housed in a PVC plastic sound attenuating cubicle. The floor of each box consisted of 21 stainless steel rods (5 mm diameter), spaced 1.2 cm apart, center-to-center. Two infrared light photo beams (Med Associates, St. Albans, VT, USA) were positioned 4.5 cm above the floor and spaced evenly along the longitudinal axis of the box, to estimate horizontal locomotion. A single locomotor activity was only considered to be legitimate when a rat interrupted two beams consecutively, so as to avoid any possible confounding activities, such as grooming in a spot covering just a single beam.
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