UB Care
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Automatically scores wheel rotations, corresponding to rodent escape behaviors. A primary screening test for antidepressants.
Automates up to 40 tests simultaneously for high throughput. Durable, easy to assemble. Optimized for use with video tracking software.
Feature |
Benefit |
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High Throughput |
Automate up to 40 tests, simultaneously |
Automated scoring of wheel rotations |
Eliminates subjectivity of immobility measurement |
Connection to PC via USB (or USB hub) |
Data collection and analysis via ANY-maze |
Temperature sensor included |
Continuous water temperature feedback |
General | |
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Power Supply |
USB (connection to PC) |
Scoring |
via rotation encoder (CW & CCW rotations) |
Temperature feedback |
Temperature sensor |
Data collection & analysis |
via ANYmaze FST module |
Operating Temperature |
10° to 40°C |
Sound Level |
Negligible |
Pollution Degree |
≤ 2 |
Physical | |
Dimensions |
24(w)x12(d)x21(h)cm |
Weight |
2,4Kg |
Shipping Weight |
3.5Kg |
Packing Dimensions |
29x26x29cm |
Warranty | |
Warranty | Forced Swim Test is covered by a 12-month warranty + 12 after product registration |
UB-Care | Additional UB-Care can be added for other 12 or 24 months |
“A depressed state can be induced in mice by forcing them to swim in a narrow cylinder from which they cannot escape. After a brief period of vigorous activity the mice adopt a characteristic immobile posture which is readily identifiable” (Porsolt et al.).
In other words, mice forced to swim in a restricted space rapidly cease moving and become lethargic. Porsolt et al. named this phenomenon ‘behavioral despair’, and demonstrated that antidepressants selectively reduced the immobility.
The modification suggested by S. Nomura et alia in their paper of 1982 involves a small water wheel set in a water tank, to provide an objective measurement (number of rotations) and overcome the bias intrinsic to Porsolt’s method.
Product | ||
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40803 |
Forced Swim Test, complete |
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Videotracking | ||
60000-FST |
ANYmaze Module for FST |
S. Nomura et alia: “A New Behavioral Test for AntiDepressant Drugs” Eur. J. Pharmacol. 83, 171-175, 1982
R.D. Porsolt et alia: “Behavioral Despair in Mice: A Primary Screening Test for Antidepressants” Arch. Intl. Pharmacodyn. 229(2), 327-336, 1977
R.G. Browne: “Effects of Antidepressants and Anticholinergics in a Mouse “Behavioral Despair” Test” Eur. J. Pharmacol. 58(3): 331–334, 1979
Additional Warranty can be added to this product for other 12 or 24 months.
Discover more about our warranty policy.