AGE-DEPENDENT DIFFERENCES IN THE GAIT OF RATS

被引:8
作者
STOLL, S [1 ]
DORNER, H [1 ]
BLOSCH, M [1 ]
PLATT, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG, CHAIR INTERNAL MED, W-8500 NURNBERG, GERMANY
关键词
Age; Biomarker; Gait; Rat;
D O I
10.1016/0167-4943(90)90027-4
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Middle-aged (16-17 month) and aged (29 resp. 31-33 month) female Sprague-Dawley rats were assessed for age-dependent changes in gait. Stride length and gait symmetry decreased significantly with age. Stance width distributions changed from normal to bimodal. Changes in stride length and stance width were even significantly different between 29 and 31 months of age. Their retest reliability was high for middle-aged and aged rats. All three parameters have a potential as markers of aging or disease for intra- and interindividual comparisons. © 1990.
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页码:261 / 268
页数:8
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