Vertical climbing in mice: a translationally relevant measure of pain-related impact on natural behaviour
Morten E. Malmberg, Tobias Bro, Edward Ciputra, Jannie Jutta Jeppesen, Carolyn Marie Goddard, Ida Buur Kanneworff, Heather N. Allen, Helene Dragelund Garcia, Kathrine Louise Jensen, Yingyu Tang, Pernille Colding-Jørgensen, Kholud Walid El Masri, Andrea Soeberg, Astrid Thostrup Davidsen, Naomi K Grabus, , Sara Hestehave
This study demonstrates that vertical climbing in mice is a reliable and translationally relevant measure of pain-related functional impairment across multiple pain models.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience