title: A simple method for assessing muscle function in common marmosets.
abstract: A novel method of assessing muscle function in the common marmoset was developed as part of a multidisciplinary long-term study. The method involved home cage presentation of a weight-pulling task. Over a 4-5 month period, 38 of 42 animals were successfully trained to displace weights of up to 920 g (mean 612+/-20 g). Performance, following initial training, was stable and independent of gender or body weight.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Sciences Department, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK. DSTEVENS@dstl.gov.uk
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hornby
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: E A M
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001835:Body Weight; D002144:Callithrix / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis