The “Rota-Rod” technique has been originated by a 1957 paper of N.W Dunham and T.S Miya (see Bibliography) and has proved to be of great value in research involving screen-ing of drugs which are potentially active on motory co-ordination.
The Ugo Basile Rota-Rods are the result of many years of research in co-operation with the latest development in be-havioral and pharmacological research; they basically consist of five 3 cm diam. drums, suitably machined to provide grip. Six flanges divide the drums, enabling five mice to be on the treadmill simultaneously.
The new Basile Rota-Rod replaces both previously available constant speed and accelerating models. The 47600 is microprocessor controlled, featuring direct PC output.
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