Fig. 6: Close-up views of the MJ apparatus during standard operations. | npj Microgravity

Fig. 6: Close-up views of the MJ apparatus during standard operations.

From: Plyometric training increases thickness and volume of knee articular cartilage in mice

Fig. 6

a A mouse is sitting on the lower platform as the platform is being moved down by the motor (red box on the right). The upper platform is located on the opposite side of the apparatus (not visible in this figure). b A mouse is sitting on the lower platform as the green LED turns on to signal the incoming shock. The gate to the upper platform is open and the mouse can jump up to the upper platform (visible above the green LED level). See videos of a jump in the Supplementary Videos SV1 and SV2 showing views from the bottom and the top, respectively.

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