47106 - Grip Strength Meter for Mouse

The 47106 Grip-Strength Meter measures forelimb grip-strength in mice. The effects of drugs, toxins, muscle relaxants, disease, ageing or neural damage on muscle strength may be assessed. The mouse is placed over a Perspex plate, in front of a grasping trapeze. 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 47105 is dimensioned for the rat. The data supplied by the peak amplifier are available in digital and analog form. The peak amplifier is provided with a connector for branching it to the Multifunction Printer.