Description
Specifications
Catalepsy Bar Test for mice | Catalepsy Bar Test for rat |
4 lanes | 4 lanes |
Lane width: 6 cm | Lane width: 10 cm |
Bar diameter 0.7 cm | Bar diameter 0.9 cm |
The distance of the bar above the floor is adjustable between 3-8cm (6cm on average) | The distance of the bar above the floor is adjustable between 3-8cm (6cm on average) |
Separators are made of black acrylic of thickness | Separators are made of black acrylic of thickness |
Four manual start buttons (not used) | House light |
Wire connector on the back to the control box | Wire connector on the back to the control box |
Features
Hardware
- The Catalepsy Bar Test has 4 lanes with a lane width of 10 cm for mice and 15cm for rats
- Metal bar is used with a bar diameter of 0.7 cm
- The distance of the bar above the floor is adjustable between 3-8cm (6cm on average)
- Separators are made of black acrylic of thickness
- Four manual start buttons (not used)
- Wire connector on the back to the control box
Control Box
- Touch screen – capacitive HD LCD screen with high response speed and easy to operate
- Touch screen – dimension 16 x 9 cm
- Front panel – power switch, light indicators
- Back panel – communication cable to the Bar, USB drive to expert data and power cord
Software
- Main Screen: The main screen appears as below after power on
- Data Screen: The data screen shows the datasets of the complete trials.
- Settings Screen: This allows the user to set language preference, screen sound, and brightness.
Cable Connection
- Single wire to connect between the control box and the bar
- Connect the cable before power on
Sensor Array
- Each lane has one pair of sensor arrays right above the bar to detect the animal on and off the bar
- The timer to record the start and stop time is per lane
Display Images
References
Hoffman DC, Donovan H. Catalepsy as a rodent model for detecting antipsychotic drugs with extrapyramidal side effect liability. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1995 Jul;120(2):128-33. doi: 10.1007/BF02246184. PMID: 7480543.
Deacon, R. M. J. Measuring Motor Coordination in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (75), e2609, doi:10.3791/2609 (2013)
Luciani KR, Frie JA, Khokhar JY. An Open Source Automated Bar Test for Measuring Catalepsy in Rats. eNeuro. 2020 Jun 19;7(3):ENEURO.0488-19.2020. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0488-19.2020. PMID: 32198157; PMCID: PMC7307632.