Isolation Cubicle Used in Murine Fear Conditioning

June 15, 2022

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Company:

Colbourn Instruments

Product Name:

Isolation Cubicle

Catalog Number:

H10-24B

We use Colbourn's isolation cubicle to set up and house our fear conditioning experiments on murine models. The isolation cubicle is the outer containment structure, and it is amenable to different experiments as it can be used to contain various different devices and/or tools required for assessment.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

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The equipment requires accompanying FreezeFrame software that must be learned in detailed prior to using the equipment.

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Summary

The Good

Highly reliable, giving reproducible results; High ease of use, including the FreezeFrame software.

The Bad

Part of a multi-component system requiring a skilled worker for set up/installation.

The Bottom Line

We recommend the isolation cubicle for use in murine experiments looking to assess contextual fear conditioning, specifically in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases.

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