Elevated plus maze VS. open field anxiety test?

For the detection of anxiety of mouse which test is more suitable and why? Thanks, MS

01 February 2019 2,780 1 View

Meaning of increased rearing and grooming?

I have found my mice showed more rearing and grooming but my question is why they do that more and what does it indicates? Thanks MS

01 February 2019 4,927 7 View

Hyperactivity in mouse?

How the hyperactivity of mouse can be measured and how we can understand that these mice are hyperactive? Thanks MS

01 February 2019 1,573 1 View

When is the best time to do mice behavior test?

Mice are naturally nocturnal but most of the lab behavioral tests are conducted in the day time. Is this confounding? Therefore when is the best time to do behavioral test of mice/rodents? Thanks...

31 December 2018 509 4 View

How many behavioral tests can be conducted in parallel in mice?

For some reasons most of the time multiple behavioral tests such as open field, rotarod, walking beam, and novel object recognition need to conduct in parallel. However, there may be time issue...

31 December 2018 8,055 3 View

Why oligodendrocytes behave differently in different parts of the CNS?

It is observed that oligodendrocytes functions differs based on its position in CNS, why?

31 December 2018 3,358 2 View

Which is better test to assess anxiety in mouse?

Dears, To test anxiety and locomotion commonly "Open filed" and "Elevated-plus maze" apparatus are used. However, for certain reasons multiple instruments is not possible to use in same study. To...

31 December 2018 4,901 4 View

Activator of B or T cells

31 December 2016 2,492 0 View

Antibody for CD8 T cells for immunohistochemistry/flurescence....

07 August 2016 6,347 2 View

Which neurofilament will be appropriate to examine axonal damage in animal model?

We know there are three forms of neurofilaments and release of neurofilaments after axonal damage are prevalent in Multiple Sclerosis patients. My question is in animal model of MS what type of...

02 March 2016 2,743 6 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

Is it necessary to report effect size (ES) in statistics of biomedical research given that we already report p values routinely?

Pls share your thoughts

01 March 2021 7,330 4 View

Which reagent is best among 'Dimethylglyoxime" and "Dithiothreitol" for spectroscopic determination of Nickel ?

What I think is Dithiothreitol. As it is water-soluble and does not form a precipitate. But, the thing is it contains sulphur which is quite hazardous to aquatic animals.

01 March 2021 8,374 4 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

Are these moths Spodoptera frugiperda?

The caterpillars of the moths were collected as fruitborers in pepper at a farmer. I reared them till the adults hatched and compared them with pictures and descriptions on the internet. Are these...

24 February 2021 7,785 5 View

Is it mandatory to specify Subjects Combinations in Generalized Linear Mixed Models (SPSS)?

Hi all, I have data with two levels: lets think of the classic example of students and schools. When running the analysis in SPSS and selecting the Random Effects, we can select (we can or we...

24 February 2021 7,379 4 View

Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations?

Dear colleagues, Do you think there is cognitive oversaturation in the current pandemic? What impact can this have? And other manifestations? The question is mainly aimed at adolescents (pupils,...

23 February 2021 7,796 4 View

Is it possible that Cancer cells could survive in heparinized blood for 48 hours?

Hi everyone, I am just wondering if we incubated 200 microliter of whole blood with 50 microliter of cancer cells(1bout 5000cells) do you think that cancer would survive for 48 hours?

23 February 2021 3,840 3 View

How to minimise the risk of being abused the profile of potential participants tagged in a social media post?

Dear colleagues, I got this one in one project I did ethics review. It's great to hear about your thoughts/experiences. "Doing an open recruitment online (i.e., via Facebook) requires public...

22 February 2021 3,322 3 View