{"id":6222,"date":"2015-11-15T22:11:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/?page_id=6222"},"modified":"2015-11-15T23:22:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T23:22:28","slug":"grip-strength","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/?page_id=6222","title":{"rendered":"Grip Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Grip Strength<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Grip Strength apparatus (San Diego Instruments, San Diego, CA) is used to\u00a0evaluate muscle strength and function. This protocol relies on the instinctive tendency\u00a0of a mouse to grasp an object with its forelimbs. Prior to the test, the mouse is weighed\u00a0and acclimated to the test environment. The force tension meter connected to the pull\u00a0bar is powered on and tared to zero force. The mouse is then allowed to grasp the pull\u00a0bar with its forepaws while being pulled backward gently by the tail until it releases the\u00a0bar. The process is repeated 5 times in rapid succession, with the greatest grip force\u00a0recorded by San Diego Instruments software. The test session for each mouse takes a\u00a0maximum of 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prices and Guarantees<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All charges are based on tech time at $59.40 per hour per technician<\/li>\n<li>The investigator is responsible for cage per diem costs.<\/li>\n<li>All procedures must be approved on the requesting investigator\u2019s protocol.<\/li>\n<li>All IVS personnel performing any procedure will need to be listed on the\u00a0requesting investigator\u2019s approved protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact the IVS Program Manager, <a href=\"mailto:bhunter@uw.edu\">Bob Hunter<\/a> to review\u00a0your project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grip Strength<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>The Grip Strength apparatus (San Diego Instruments, San Diego, CA) is used to\u00a0evaluate muscle strength and function. This protocol relies on the instinctive tendency\u00a0of a mouse to grasp an object with its forelimbs. Prior to the test, the mouse is weighed\u00a0and acclimated to the test environment. The force tension meter connected to the pull\u00a0bar is powered on and tared to zero force. The mouse is then allowed to grasp the pull\u00a0bar with its forepaws while being pulled backward gently by the tail until it releases the\u00a0bar. The process is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6078,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-left.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6224,"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6222\/revisions\/6224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.cpp.uwhistologyandimaging.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}