Body Conditioning test - muscle tone of the animal studied scale

General Details:

Name:
Body Conditioning test - muscle tone of the animal studied scale
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
Scale of muscle tone of the animal studied, as part of Body Conditioning test
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
1 Normal
2 Slightly abnormal
3 Moderately abnormal
4 Severely abnormal
5 Extremely abnormal

Designations:

Designation:
Body Conditioning test - muscle tone of the animal studied scale
Tags:
Designation:
Animal Muscle Tone severity
Tags:
Preferred Question Text

Designations:

Definition:
Scale of muscle tone of the animal studied, as part of Body Conditioning test
Tags:
Short Description,Definition

Reference Documents:

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Title:
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Provider Org:
Language Code:
en-us
Document:
J Am Assoc Lab Animal Science. 2010 Nov;49(6): 792-799

Properties:

Key:
Keywords
Value:
Body_ConditionAbnormal;Prelcinical;BCT
Key:
Guidelines/Instructions
Value:
Hold the rodent in hand to assess tone and rear legs and abdomen. Register the following signs of muscle tone abnormality: Normal muscle tone = muscle groups have normal tone or mass; Slightly abnormal = muscle mass slightly soft; Moderately abnormal = muscle mass less firm; abdomen slightly soft; Severely abnormal = muscle mass very thin, soft, and undefined; Extremely abnormal = muscle mass has no tone or definition

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
XylaIdifo4
Version:
1.0
Source:
BRICS Variable Name
Id:
BCSMuscleToneScale
Version: