Measuring the strength of mice
RMJ Deacon - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2013 - jove.com
Kondziela7 devised the inverted screen test and published it in 1964. It is a test of muscle
strength using all four limbs. Most normal mice easily score maximum on this task; it is a
quick but insensitive gross screen, and the weights test described in this article will provide a
finer measure of muscular strength. There are also several strain gauge-based pieces of
apparatus available commercially that will provide more graded data than the inverted
screen test, but their cost may put them beyond the reach of many laboratories which do not …
strength using all four limbs. Most normal mice easily score maximum on this task; it is a
quick but insensitive gross screen, and the weights test described in this article will provide a
finer measure of muscular strength. There are also several strain gauge-based pieces of
apparatus available commercially that will provide more graded data than the inverted
screen test, but their cost may put them beyond the reach of many laboratories which do not …