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Table 1 Locomotor function parameters: Tower and Hourglass data

From: Recovery time after intra-abdominal transmitter placement for telemetric (neuro) physiological measurement in freely moving common marmosets (Callitrix jacchus)

Parameter (Mean ± Sem)

Days

-7 - -3

3-7

8-14

15-21

22-27

28-36

37-48

Tower:

23.76

4.60

7.60

17.92

15.55

NT

19.47

Level changes (#)

±2.05

±0.62

±1.30

±2.51

±0.88

 

±0.24

Hourglass:

2.40

3.89

0.96

0.76

1.52

0.96

0.80

Turning time (s)

±1.00

±2.17

±0.29

±0.27

±0.36

±0.25

±0.27

  1. The Tower test data shows a reduction in the total number of level changes after surgery.
  2. The Hourglass data shows an increase in righting time compared to baseline values 1 week after surgery (days 3-7); thereafter righting time was normalised/decreased.
  3. NT: not tested.
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Animal Biotelemetry

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