Validation of locomotion scoring as a new and inexpensive technique to record circadian locomotor activity in large mammals

Background: The locomotor activity (LA) rhythm, widely studied in rodents, has not been fully investigated in large mammals. This is due to the high cost and the brittleness of the required devices. Alternatively, the locomotion scoring method (SM), consisting of attribution of a score to various le...

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Main Authors: H. Farsi, D. Harti, M.R. Achaâban, M. Piro, M. Ouassat, E. Challet, P. Pévet, K. El Allali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018325799