Cross-Shaped Maze is used to assess anxiety in mice/rats.
Press Release Summary:
Designed to accommodate small laboratory animals, Elevated Plus Maze works by exploiting conflict between rodent's innate fear of open spaces and desire to explore new spaces. Dual closed arms provide security, while open arms offer exploratory value. Basic maze configurations are available with optional SMART or Smart JUNIOR Video-Tracking software that records various parameters, while IR photocells and MAZESOFT-4 software are also available for completely automated monitoring.
Original Press Release:
Elevated Maze for Anxiety Studies in Mice and Rats
Panlab Harvard Apparatus has introduced their NEW Elevated Plus Maze to assess anxiety in small laboratory animals.
This cross-shaped maze works by exploiting the conflict between a rodent's innate fear of open spaces and desire to explore new spaces. Two closed arms of the maze provide security while the open arms of the maze offer exploratory value.
Choose a basic maze configuration for use with the optional SMART or Smart JUNIOR Video-Tracking software to record a variety of parameters including animal position, time spent in each arm and distance travelled.
For completely automated monitoring, choose the Elevated Plus Maze equipped with infrared photocells and MAZESOFT-4 software.
References available upon request for this system - please contact Panlab/Harvard Apparatus technical support department for more details.
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