Grip Strength Meter for Rat
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Description
The 347105 Grip-Strength Meter measures forelimb grip-strength in rats. The effects of drugs, toxins, muscle relaxants, disease, ageing or neural damage on muscle strength may be assessed. The rat is placed over an acrylic slide plate, in front of a grasping trapeze and pulled backward by the tail. Rodents instinctively grab anything they can to try to stop this involuntary backward movement, until the pulling force overcomes their grip strength. After the animal loses its grip, the peak preamplifier automatically stores the peak pull force and shows it on a liquid crystal display. The similar 47106 is dimensioned for the mouse. The data supplied by the peak amplifier are available in digital and analog form. The peak amplifier is provided with a connector for connecting it to the Multifunction Printer.