Recommendations for measuring whisker movements and locomotion in mice with sensory, motor and cognitive deficits

Authors: Simanaviciute, Ugne, Ahmed, Jewel, Brown, Richard E, Connor-Robson, Natalie, Farr, Tracy D., Fertan, Emre, Gambles, Nikki, Garland, Huw, Morton, A. Jennifer, Staiger, Jochen F., Skillings, Elizabeth A., Trueman, Rebecca C., Wade-Martins, Richard, Wood, Nigel I., Wong, Aimee A., Grant, Robyn A. ^*

Source: In Journal of Neuroscience Methods 1 February 2020 331

Characterisation of progressive motor deficits in whisker movements in R6/2, Q175 and Hdh knock-in mouse models of Huntington’s disease

Authors: Garland, Huw, Wood, Nigel I., Skillings, Elizabeth A., Detloff, Peter J., Morton, A. Jennifer, Grant, Robyn A.

Source: In Journal of Neuroscience Methods 15 April 2018 300:103-111

A comparison of discrimination learning in touchscreen and 2-choice swim tank using an allelic series of Huntington's disease mice

Authors: Glynn, Dervila, Skillings, Elizabeth A., Morton, A. Jennifer

Source: In Journal of Neuroscience Methods 30 May 2016 265:56-71

Human influences shape the first spatially explicit national estimate of urban unowned cat abundance.

Authors: McDonald, Jennifer L.^1,2 (AUTHOR) Jennifer.McDonald@cats.org.uk, Skillings, Elizabeth¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 10/28/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *POPULATION density, *PUBLIC health, *CATS, *SPACE, *PUBLIC records, *CITIES & towns

Geographic Terms: ENGLAND, UNITED Kingdom

The Touchscreen Cognitive Testing Method for Rodents: How to Get the Best out of Your Rat

Authors: Bussey, Timothy J., Padain, Tina L., Skillings, Elizabeth A.

Source: Learning & Memory. Jul 2008 15(7):516-523.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Testing, Animals, Computer Assisted Testing, Stimuli, Visual Discrimination, Photography, Cognitive Tests, Evaluation Methods

Cat: Empirical modelling of Felis catus population dynamics in the UK.

Authors: McDonald, Jenni, Finka, Lauren, Foreman-Worsley, Rae, Skillings, Elizabeth, Hodgson, Dave

Source: PLoS ONE; 7/12/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1-24, 24p

Subject Terms: CATS, FERAL cats, PETS, LIFE history theory, VITAL statistics, NEUTERING

Geographic Terms: UNITED Kingdom

Risk factors for feline immunodeficiency virus antibody test status in Cats Protection adoption centres (2004)

Authors: Murray, Jane K., Roberts, Margaret A., Skillings, Elizabeth, Morrow, Lisa D., Gruffydd-Jones, Timothy J.

Source: In Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2009 11(6):467-473

A study of risk factors for cat mortality in adoption centres of a UK cat charity

Authors: Murray, Jane K., Skillings, Elizabeth, Gruffydd-Jones, Timothy J.

Source: In Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2008 10(4):338-345

Beneficial effects of environmental enrichment and food entrainment in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.

Authors: Skillings, Elizabeth A.¹, Wood, Nigel I.¹, Morton, A. Jennifer¹

Source: Brain & Behavior. Sep2014, Vol. 4 Issue 5, p675-686. 12p.

Subject Terms: *HUNTINGTON disease, *CIRCADIAN rhythms, *SLEEP-wake cycle, *ENVIRONMENTAL enrichment, *ANIMAL models in research

Technical note: Validation of an automatic recording system to assess behavioural activity level in sheep (Ovis aries)

Authors: McLennan, Krista M., Skillings, Elizabeth A., Rebelo, Carlos J.B., Corke, Murray J., Pires Moreira, Maria A., Morton, A. Jennifer, Constantino-Casas, Fernando

Source: In Small Ruminant Research June 2015 127:92-96

Field study assessing the performance of a patient-side blood test to determine neuter status in female cats based on detection of luteinising hormone.

Authors: Morrow, Lisa D, Gruffydd-Jones, Timothy J, Skillings, Elizabeth, Welsh, C Philippa, Murray, Jane K

Source: Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery; Jun2019, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p553-558, 6p

Delayed Onset and Reduced Cognitive Deficits through Pre-Conditioning with 3-Nitropropionic Acid is Dependent on Sex and CAG Repeat Length in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease.

Authors: Skillings, Elizabeth A.¹ (AUTHOR), Morton, A. Jennifer¹ (AUTHOR) ajm41@cam.ac.uk

Source: Journal of Huntington's Disease. 2016, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p19-32. 14p.

Subject Terms: *HUNTINGTON disease, *LABORATORY mice, *ANIMAL disease models, *SUCCINATE dehydrogenase, *FLUDARABINE, *ENERGY metabolism, *MITOCHONDRIAL pathology

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Measuring cognitive deficits in disabled mice using an automated interactive touchscreen system.

Authors: Morton, A. Jennifer¹ ajm41@cam.ac.uk, Skillings, Elizabeth¹, Bussey, Timothy J.², Saksida, Lisa M.²

Source: Nature Methods. Oct2006, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p767-767. 1p. 1 Graph.

Subject Terms: *LETTERS to the editor, *COGNITION disorders