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ArticlePloS one2019

A three-criteria performance score for rats exercising on a running treadmill.

Juan Gabriel Ríos-Kristjánsson, David Rizo-Roca, Karen Mist Kristjánsdóttir, Cristian Andrés Núñez-Espinosa, Joan Ramon Torrella, Teresa Pagès, Ginés Viscor

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Juan Gabriel Ríos-KristjánssonDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
David Rizo-RocaDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Karen Mist KristjánsdóttirDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Cristian Andrés Núñez-EspinosaDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Joan Ramon TorrellaDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Teresa PagèsDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ginés ViscorDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology & Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4942-2346

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we propose a novel three-criteria performance score to semiquantitatively classify the running style, the degree of involvement and compliance and the validity of electric shock count for rats exercising on a treadmill. Each score criterion has several style-marks that are based on the observational registry of male Sprague-Dawley rats running for 4-7 weeks. Each mark was given a score value that was averaged throughout a session-registry and resulting in a session score for each criterion, ranging from "0" score for a hypothetical "worst runner", to score "1" for a hypothetical "perfect runner" rat. We found significant differences throughout a training program, thus providing evidence of sufficient sensitivity of this score to reflect the individual evolution of performance improvement in exercise capacity due to training. We hypothesize that this score could be correlated with other physiological or metabolic parameters, thus refining research results and further helping researchers to reduce the number of experimental subjects.

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AnimalsMalePhysical Conditioning, AnimalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRunning

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PMID31287828
PMCPMC6615608

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