. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 26.

Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2008 Feb 8;190(1):50–58. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.02.001

Table 1.

Assessment of general health and neurological function in Batch 1

	M2^+/+, male (n=9)	M2^−/−, male (n=11)	M2^+/+, female (n=12)	M2^−/−, female (n=15)
General health
Fur condition (3 point scale)	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.0
Bald patches (%)	0	0	0	0
Piloerection (%)	0	0	0	0
Body tone (3 point scale)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Limb tone (3 point scale)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Motoric abilities
Positional passivity (%)	0	0	0	0
Trunk curl (%)	100	100	100	100
Reflexes
Forepaw reaching (%)	100	100	100	100
Righting reflex (%)	100	100	100	100
Corneal (%)	100	100	100	100
Pinna (%)	100	100	100	100
Vibrissae (%)	100	100	100	100
Toe pinch (%)	100	46	92	60
Reactivity
Petting escape (%)	100	100	100	100
Dowel biting (3point scale)	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.1
Empty cage behavior
Transfer freezing (%)	0	0	0	0
Wild running (%)	0	0	0	0
Stereotypies (%)	0	0	0	0
Exploration (3 point scale)	2.0	2.0	1.8	2.0
Grooming (3 point scale)	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.3