number of rears

English translation: number of vertical movements where the animal is standing only on its hind limbs

08:18 Nov 10, 2013
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Medical - Medical (general) / trials
English term or phrase: number of rears
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george geguchadze
Selected answer:number of vertical movements where the animal is standing only on its hind limbs
Explanation:
This a type of behavior scored in the lab animal tests. For instance, watch cylinder testing in the link I provided. A rear is when the mouse is standing up and is leaning with its forelimbs on the walls of the cylinder.
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number of vertical movements where the animal is standing only on its hind limbs


Explanation:
This a type of behavior scored in the lab animal tests. For instance, watch cylinder testing in the link I provided. A rear is when the mouse is standing up and is leaning with its forelimbs on the walls of the cylinder.


    Reference: http://www.jove.com/video/50303/assessment-sensorimotor-func...
Greg Burzynski
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: standing on hind legs
42 mins

agree  Veronika McLaren
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agree  Ashutosh Mitra
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