This system measures theforce that is required to make a mouse or rat release its grip. Itis ideal to measure the effects of drugs, toxins, muscle relaxants,disease, ageing or neural damage on muscle strength. The rat or mouse is placed over a Perspex plate, in front of agrasping trapeze. Rodents instinctively grab anything they can totry to stop this involuntary backward movement. The will continueto grip the trapeze until the pulling force overcomes their gripstrength. After the animal loses its grip, the peak preamplifierautomatically stores the peak pull force and shows it on a liquidcrystal display
A complete system is comprised of the follow components:
1. A base plate of black sand-blasted Perspex, complete with upright and open-side boss-head 2. A grasping-bar (a grasping trapeze is also supplied) 3. A force transducer of adjustable height, provided withconnection cable & connector to the peak amplifier 4. A peak amplifier Peak Preamplifier