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Freya M Mowat1,2, Simon M Petersen-Jones3
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, Madison, WI, USA. mowat@wisc.edu.
Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
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Abstract:
Dogs are important large animal models of human retinal disorders. Visual navigation ability is an important outcome measure with relevance to real-world conditions. Here we describe methods to conduct behavioral assessment of dog visual navigation ability in a variety of luminance conditions. This method is suitable as a therapeutic trial endpoint for gene therapy studies in dogs.
