THE PARALLEL ROD FLOOR TEST
PARALLEL ROD FLOOR TEST
The Parallel rod floor test is designed for assessing the effects of drugs, brain damage and disease on motor coordination and fatigue and is ideal for use with knockout and transgenic mice.
Adapted from the apparatus first described and developed by Drs. Kamens and Crabbe, the parallel rod floor test is a new model of ataxia in mice. The test allows for the simultaneous measurement of ataxia and locomotor activity, adding variety to the battery of other tests currently available.
Tests in up to 16 cages can be performed simultaneously using ANY-maze. This high throughput design makes the test an extremely versatile and valuable screening and phenotyping tool.
Parallel rod floor test
Easier to use than Rota-Rod
Provides similar measurements to Rota-Rod testing
Provides two measurements not necessarily provided by other tests: