Q1: What is the Catalepsy Bar Test used for?
A: The Catalepsy Bar Test is used to assess motor rigidity and catalepsy in rodents, commonly applied in Parkinson’s disease models and antipsychotic drug studies.
Q2: Can this Catalepsy Bar Test be used for both mice and rats?
A: Yes. We provide 4 lanes for Rats and 6 lanes for mice with different bar diameters and lane widths.
Q3: How is catalepsy measured in this system?
A: Catalepsy is measured by recording the latency for the animal to remove one or both forepaws from the elevated bar using sensor array detection.
Q4: Is the Catalepsy Bar Test automated?
A: Yes. Paw removal is automatically detected, and timing data are recorded independently for each lane.
Q5: What data can be exported from the Catalepsy Bar Test system?
A: Start time, end time, stay duration, maximum duration, minimum duration, and average duration for each subject.
