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. 2013 Feb 27;33(9):3953–3966. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1203-12.2013

Table 2.

Sensorimotor test battery, rotarod, and actimetry (mean scores ± SEM)

Vehicle
RO4938581
F(1,43)
CO TS CO TS Genotype Treatment Genotype × treatment
Vision (score 0–4 × 3 trials) 8.54 ± 0.57 8.23 ± 0.60 7.64 ± 0.47 7.67 ± 0.88 0.07, p = 0.79 1.18 p = 0.28 0.09, p = 0.75
Auditory startle (score 0–3) 1.31 ± 0.24 1.15 ± 0.19 1.00 ± 0.13 1.33 ± 0.17 0.22, p = 0.63 0.12, p = 0.72 1.38, p = 0.24
Righting reflex (score 0–3) 3.00 ± 0.00 3.00 ± 0.00 3.00 ± 0.00 3.00 ± 0.00
Grip strength (score 0–3) 2.00 ± 0.28 1.62 ± 0.24 1.55 ± 0.21 2.00 ± 0.24 0.00, p = 0.92 0.00, p = 0.92 3.71, p = 0.061
Latency to fall wooden bar (s) 19.8 ± 0.19 20.0 ± 0.0 20.00 ± 0.00 20.00 ± 0.00 0.75, p = 0.38 0.75, p = 0.38 0.75, p = 0.38
Equilibrium aluminum bar (score 1–3) 1.38 ± 0.43 2.31 ± 0.54 1.36 ± 0.45 1.00 ± 0.44 0.18, p = 0.67 1.48, p = 0.23 1.38, p = 0.24
Latency to fall aluminum bar (s) 14.03 ± 1.42 15.11 ± 1.55 14.73 ± 1.28 12.11 ± 2.07 0.37, p = 0.54 0.35, p = 0.55 1.05, p = 0.31
Prehensile reflex (score 0–3) 2.69 ± 0.17 2.92 ± 0.83 2.45 ± 0.31 2.67 ± 0.24 1.05, p = 0.31 1.31, p = 0.25 0.00, p = 0.97
Traction capacity (score 0–3) 2.31 ± 0.63 2.67 ± 0.62 1.82 ± 0.55 1.67 ± 0.62 0.02, p = 0.86 1.43, p = 0.23 0.16, p = 0.68
Number of crossings coat hanging 3.62 ± 0.96 3.67 ± 0.34 2.64 ± 0.43 3.33 ± 0.50 1.46, p = 0.23 2.56, p = 0.11 1.29, p = 0.26
Latency arrival coat hanging (s) 36.00 ± 5.62 32.42 ± 6.16 46.45 ± 5.79 35.44 ± 5.76 1.54, p = 0.22 1.28, p = 0.26 0.39, p = 0.53
Rotarod (latency to fall, s)
    5 rpm 60.00 ± 0.00 60.00 ± 0.00 60.00 ± 0.00 60.00 ± 0.00
    25 rpm 30.38 ± 5.85 39.92 ± 6.42 35.63 ± 7.47 34.33 ± 6.87 0.37, p = 0.54 0.00, p = 0.98 0.65, p = 0.42
    50 rpm 11.53 ± 3.67 11.76 ± 4.24 16.27 ± 3.99 10.22 ± 3.79 0.51, p = 0.47 1.55, p = 0.69 0.60, p = 0.44
    Acceleration cycle 126.53 ± 15.55 158.38 ± 19.73 146.0 ± 17.56 145.55 ± 29.50 0.59, p = 0.44 0.02, p = 0.87 0.63, p = 0.43
Actimetry (counts)
    Dark 107030.7 ± 18863.97 90334 ± 4202.28 90334.4 ± 21059.53 85212.86 ± 10008.14 1.16, p = 0.28 0.28, p = 0.59 0.83, p = 0.36
    Light 19014.79 ± 4144.34 17850.61 ± 4202.28 21653.61 ± 2096.76 7732.37 ± 2048.73 0.52, p = 0.47 0.34, p = 0.56 0.07, p = 0.78