Elevated body swing test in rats v1

Protocol for performing the elevated body swing test in rats. The elevated body swing evaluates motor asymmetry in body swings when the rat is briefly hanged by the tail, and can be used in animal models with unilateral lesions of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway.

Authors

Eduard Bentea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2527-6997)
María Sanchiz Calvo
Veerle Baekelandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8966-2921)

Institutions

KU Leuven (BE)

Publication Details

Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.5jyl8q319l2w/v1
Primary Topic: Body Composition Measurement Techniques
Type: article
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Elevated body swing test in rats v1

Eduard Bentea, María Sanchiz Calvo, Veerle Baekelandt

Jun 24, 2025

Body Composition Measurement Techniques

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Elevated body swing test in rats v1

Eduard Bentea, María Sanchiz Calvo, Veerle Baekelandt

June 24, 2025article en

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KU Leuven (BE)

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Body Composition Measurement Techniques

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