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It assesses motor coordination using natural fear of falling response as motivation. Especially for Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other diseases. Simple touch-screen for experiment control and data display.
Simple touch-screen for experiment control and data display. Customizable, uploadable protocols (speed, acceleration, multi-step ramps) for efficiency and repeatability. The device can record up to 5 mice or 4 rats simultaneously. Removable stainless-steel and easy to clean boxes for confining falling mice.
Feature |
Benefit |
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Speed adjustable in the range 3-80 RPM, in steps of 1 RPM |
It allows huge variety of tests |
Constant speed, ramp (accelerat¬ing and decelerating), custom ramp, rocking |
Extreme experiment versatility |
Stainless-steel trip boxes |
Easy to clean and to sterilize, easy to place and to remove; To enclose the animals after the fall |
Embedded USB memory stick |
The RotaRod does not require connection to PC (Software included) to store and transfer data |
X-PAD Software included |
User friendly interface; it enables to set up the experiment and to create complex custom ramps |
Optional rod enlarger | It allows to test different animal models |
General | |||
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Commands |
4,3” touch-screen, usable with gloves |
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Read-out |
Touch-screen and PC (via USB key) |
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Power Requirement |
Universal input 100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 40W max. |
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Sound Level |
< 60 dB (A) |
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Operating Temperature |
10° to 40° C |
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Trip Box | Stainless-steel to ease sterilization | ||
Dimensions | |||
Animal | Mice | Rats | Fat Rats |
Lanes | 5 lanes for mice | 4 lanes for Rats | 4 lanes |
Rod diameter | 3 cm | 6 cm | 8 cm |
Rod Width | 5,8 cm | 8,7 cm | 12 cm |
Fall Height | 16 cm | 30 cm | 40 cm |
Operation | |||
Speed |
Adjustable from 3 to 80 RPM, in steps of 1 RPM (Custom ramp mode allows start from 0RPM) |
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Mode |
Constant, ramp, reverse ramp, custom ramp and rocking |
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Start/Stop |
From the touch-screen |
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Detection |
Trip box magnetic sensor |
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Results |
Time Elapsed, Revolutions, Distance, Speed, Mode for each lane |
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Data Acquisition |
.csv exported file (via USB key) |
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Data Portability |
By USB flash drive |
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TTL Output |
Trip box status, rotating direction, start/stop experiment |
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Data Out |
exported to .cvs |
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Data In |
Import protocol and custom ramps |
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Physical | |||
Total Weight | 11 Kg | 15 Kg | 17 Kg |
Shipping Weight | 16 Kg | 21 Kg | 40 Kg |
Dimensions | 46 x 28 x 33 cm | 55 x 46 x 57 cm | 70 x 46 x 65 cm |
Packing Dimensions | 70 x 36 x 46 cm | 70 x 36 x 46 cm | 77 x 65 x 83 cm |
Warranty | |||
Warranty | Mouse Rotarod is covered by a 12 months warranty + 12 months upon product registration | ||
UB-Care | Additional UB-Care can be added for additional 12 or 24 months |
The “RotaRod” technique has been originated by a 1957 paper of N.W. Dunham and T.S. Miya and has proved to be of great value in research involving screening of drugs which are potentially active on motor coordination.
Ugo Basile designed the first industrial RotaRod in the 1960s. The name we coined soon became so popular, now everybody knows this instrument as RotaRod! The Rota-Rod is the reference test to screen drugs potentially active, or having side effects, on motor coordination. When an animal falls off its cylinder section onto the trip-box below, the plate boxes and the corresponding magnetic switch is activated, thereby recording the animal endurance time in seconds.
The display shows the actual angular speed (RPM). At the end of a run, the display shows for each animal the running time, the rotation mode and the rotation speed at the time the animal fell off, combined with information pre-set by the user.
RotaRod includes: | |
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47650-320 |
Stainless-Steel Trip-Box (5 are provided with standard package) |
E-AU 101 |
USB pen drive, including instruction Manual and X-PAD Software Package |
Options | |
47650-325 |
Mouse RotaRod rod enlargers 60 mm (5 pieces) |
N.W. Dunham & T.S. Miya: “A Note on a Simple Apparatus for Detecting Neurological Deficit in Rats & Mice“ J. Am. Pharmaceut. Assoc., Scientific Edit., XLVI: No. 3, 1957
B.J. Jones & D.J. Roberts: “The Quantitative Measurement of Motor Incoordination in Naive Mice Using an Accelerating Rotarod“ J. Pharm. Pharmac.: 20: 302-304, 1968
Additional Warranty can be added to this product for other 12 or 24 months.
Discover more about our warranty policy.