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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2018

A Rat Model of Central Fatigue Using a Modified Multiple Platform Method.

Weiyue Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ning Dai, Chenxia Han, Fengzhi Wu, Xu Wang, Libo Tan, Jie Li, Feng Li, Qingjia Ren

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weiyue ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Wei ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Ning DaiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Chenxia HanDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University.
Fengzhi WuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Xu WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Libo TanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Jie LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Feng LiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; lifeng_bucm0610@126.com.
Qingjia RenInstitute of Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan Traditional Medical College; renchen2100@qq.com.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we introduced a rat model of central fatigue using the modified multiple platform method (MMPM). The Multiple Platform box was designed as a water tank with narrow platforms on the bottom. The model rats were put into the tank and stood on the platforms for 14 h (18:00 - 8:00) per day for a consecutive 21 days, with a blank control group set for contrast. At the end of modeling, rats in the model group showed an obvious fatigued appearance. To assess the model, we performed several behavioral tests, including the open field test (OFT), the elevated plus maze (EPM) test, and the exhaustive swimming (ES) test. The results showed that anxiety, spatial cognition impairment, poor muscle performance, and declined voluntary activity presented in model rats confirm the diagnosis of central fatigue. Changes of the central neurotransmitters also verified the result. In conclusion, the model successfully simulated central fatigue, and future study with the model may help reveal the pathological mechanism of the disease.

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AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFatigueMaleMaze LearningRatsRats, Wistar

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PMID30175994
PMCPMC6126791
OpenAlexW2887169125

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