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. 2013 Mar 18;4:23. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00023

Table 2.

Summary of behavioral phenotypes of NPBWR1 knockout mice (modified from Nagata-Kuroiwa et al., 2011).

Behavioral test Parameter Results
Open field test Anxiety Normal time spent in center of arena
Elevated plus maze test Anxiety Normal time spent and number of entries in open arms
Light-dark exploration test Anxiety Decrease in escape latency and time spent in light box
Porsolt forced swim test Depression, learning helplessness Normal time spent swimming
Prepulse inhibition test Sensory motor reactivity Normal percentage of prepulse inhibition
Marble burying behavior test Compulsive behavior Normal number of marbles buried
Cued and contextual fear conditioning test Fear and memory Decrease in time of freezing behavior during contextual testing while normal during auditory-cued testing
Morris water maze test Spatial memory Normal escape latency
Resident-intruder test Social interaction Abnormal social interaction (see text)
Stress-induced hyperthermia Stress response Exaggerated hyperthermia
Daily locomotor activity Circadian rhythm Normal in both light/dark cycle and constant dark condition. Normal entrainment by food or light
Sleep-wake behavior (EEG/EMG) Sleep/wake cycle Normal in each episode duration, times spent in each state in hourly sleep/wake analysis