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The Nest Building Test in Mice for Assessment of General Well-Being.

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This chapter presents a method for assessing general behavior, well-being, and sensorimotor gating. A detailed protocol is given for assessment of nest building performance in female mice using a strict… Click to show full abstract

This chapter presents a method for assessing general behavior, well-being, and sensorimotor gating. A detailed protocol is given for assessment of nest building performance in female mice using a strict scoring system. The test can be used for assessing moods and behaviors associated with psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. It can also be useful for testing movement disorders such as Parkinson disease.

Keywords: nest building; mice assessment; building test; mice; test mice

Journal Title: Methods in molecular biology
Year Published: 2019

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