Table 2.
List of Behavioral Variables Recorded in mGlu4, mGlu7, and mGlu8 Knockout and Wild-Type Mice
| Behavioral Task | Variables | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Cage activity | Total beam crossings | A-TOT |
| Beam crossings during first half hour | A_30 | |
| Grip | Mean | GRIP |
| Rotarod | Total time on rod | ROT |
| PPI task | Startle | ASR |
| %PPI with prepulse of 75dB | PPI_75 | |
| Open field | Path length | OF_PL |
| Rearing | OF_R | |
| Percentage path length in centre | OF_PLc | |
| Latency of first centre entry | OF_LAT | |
| Social exploration | Path length | SE_PL |
| Rearing | SE_R | |
| Percentage path length in centre | SE_PLc | |
| Latency of first centre entry | SE_LAT | |
| Elevated plus maze | Total beam crossings | EP_TOT |
| Open arm dwell | EP_OAD | |
| Passive avoidance | Test-training latency | PA |
| Morris water maze | Total path length day 1 | MW_T1PL |
| Difference in PL between first and fifth day | MW_PL | |
| Average velocity week 1 | MW_VEL1 | |
| Time in target probe 1 | MW_TAR1 | |
| Contextual fear conditioning | Percentage freezing shock | CF_SH |
| Percentage freezing context | CF_CXT | |
| Percentage freezing cue | CF_CUE |
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