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Plantar Test
(Hargreaves Apparatus)
General
Determination of acute nociceptive thermal threshold in laboratory animals has primarily relied upon the tail flick and
hot plate methods.
Although both methods are used frequently in pharmacological studies, they are not without limitation. In addition,
neither method has been extended to investigating behavioural responses to hyperalgesia.
The Plantar Test represents a remarkable advance in methodology, as it combines the best features of all other methods
of measuring pain sensitivity. Unique to the Plantar Test,
the animal is unrestrained and unhandled during experi-
ments.
PAIN and INFLAMMATION
For Rats
Cat. No. 37370
AUTOMATIC
MEASUREMENT OF THE
ANIMAL RESPONSE
Main Features
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Automatic detection of paw with-
drawal (no visual score needed!)
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I.R. intensity adjustable in the
interval 01-99 (in one digit steps)
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Software included
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Modular animal enclosure, from 3 to 12 spaces,
conveniently designed to restrain mice or rats
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Optional 37300 Radiometer for calibration
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Data portability via the included memory key
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NEW: orofacial stimulation by optional holders
For Mice
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