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Radial Arm Maze
The Radial Arm-Maze has been used extensively in evaluating spatial learning and memory. The apparatus consists of eight equally spaced arms radiating from a small circular central platform. The design ensures that after checking for food at the end of an arm the animal is forced to return to the central platform before making another choice. As a result, the animal always has eight possible options.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Available with either 8 or 12 arms.
- Walls are held solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Lane Width |
Arm length |
Wall height |
Price* |
| Rat - 8 arm |
10cm |
50cm |
13cm |
$1895 |
| Rat - 12 arm |
10cm |
50cm |
13cm |
$2495 |
| Mouse - 8 arm |
5cm |
35cm |
9cm |
$1695 |
| Mouse - 12 arm |
5cm |
35cm |
9cm |
$2195 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Water maze
The Morris water maze is a behavioural procedure designed to test spatial memory. The maze has advantages over conventional mazes such as the elimination of local cues, like scent traces, and the fact that there is no fixed escape formula.
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- Available in three diameters
- Pool is elevated making it more accessible.
- Wheeled cart provides convenience in positioning and storing the maze.
- Cart has swivel casters with wheel brakes.
- Side drain for quick emptying and cleanup.
- Includes customized islands for use in Morris Maze applications.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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| Maze diameter |
Price* |
| 4 foot |
$995 |
| 5 foot |
$1295 |
| 6 foot |
$1395 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Barnes Maze
The Barnes Maze task is similar to the Radial Arm and Morris Water mazes but without dietary restrictions and with less physical stress. The Barnes Maze is designed for testing spatial learning and memory. Within the maze, animals are motivated to escape from the brightly lit, open platform to a small dark recessed chamber (escape box). During testing, the animal learns the spatial location of the escape box. The maze also includes false escape boxes which help to remove visual cues that might be observed from a distance or through an open hole.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Elevated to a convenient working height.
- Easy cleaning.
- Removable legs mean the maze can be stored flat when not in used.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Diameter |
Hole diameter |
Height |
Price* |
| Rat - see note |
122cm |
10cm |
90cm |
$2895.00 |
| Mouse |
91cm |
5cm |
90cm |
$2495.00 |
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Note: The rat model will be available second quarter 2008.
*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Elevated Plus Maze
The Elevated Plus-Maze is used to assess anxiety-like behaviour in laboratory animals. The maze exploits the conflict between the innate fear that rodents have of open areas versus their desire to explore novel environments.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Closed arm walls are held solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Removable walls and legs mean the maze can be stored flat when not in used.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Lane Width |
Arm length |
Wall height |
Leg height |
Price* |
| Rat |
10cm |
50cm |
40cm |
40cm |
$1695 |
| Mouse |
5cm |
35cm |
15cm |
40cm |
$1295 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Zero maze
The elevated Zero-maze is a modification of the Elevated Plus-Maze which incorporates both traditional and novel ethological measures in the analysis of anxiety. The design comprises an elevated circular platform with two opposite quadrants enclosed and two open, removing any ambiguity in interpretation of time spent on the central square of the traditional "plus" design and allowing uninterrupted exploration.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Walls fit solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Removable walls and legs mean the maze can be stored flat when not in used.
- Due to the layout of this maze, two cameras are required to automate it using ANY-maze.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Diameter |
Lane Width |
Wall height |
Leg height |
Price* |
| Rat |
100 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
$1895.00 |
| Mouse |
50 |
5 |
15 |
40 |
$1495.00 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Open field
The Open Field apparatus is broadly used to assess exploratory behaviour and is validated for use in the measurement of anxiety related behaviours.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Available with transparent or opaque grey walls.
- Walls fit solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Floor width |
Floor depth |
Wall height |
Price* |
| Rat - clear walls |
100 |
100 |
35 |
$1495.00 |
| Rat - grey walls |
100 |
100 |
35 |
$1695.00 |
| Mouse - clear walls |
40 |
40 |
35 |
$595.00 |
| Mouse - grey walls |
40 |
40 |
35 |
$625.00 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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T maze
The T-maze is used largely in preference and spatial learning tasks. Animals learn to alternate between arms based on their memory of the previously visited arms or choose an arm based on the reward presented. The simple capital T shape design incorporates a single choice point with only two alternatives.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Walls fit solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Lane width |
Stem length |
Arm length |
Arm height |
Price* |
| Rat |
10 |
50 |
40 |
20 |
$1155.00 |
| Mouse |
5 |
35 |
28 |
10 |
$995.00 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Y maze
The Y-maze is similar to the T-maze, but has three identical arms. The gradual turns of the Y-maze decrease learning time as compared to the sharp turns of the T-maze.
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- Available for rat or mouse.
- Walls fit solidly in slotted base, but lift off for easy cleaning.
- Grey, non reflective base plate.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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Lane width |
Arm length |
Arm height |
Price* |
| Rat |
10 |
50 |
20 |
$1155 |
| Mouse |
5 |
35 |
10 |
$995 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Porsolt forced swim test
The Porsolt, or forced swimming test, (also known as the behavioural despair test) is the most commonly used test for assessment of depression in animal models. The test is frequently used to measure the effect of antidepressant drugs on behaviour.
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- Suitable for use with both mice and rats.
- Transparent apparatus accommodates both top and side camera placement.
- Includes handles for convenience in carrying, positioning, emptying and cleaning.
- Centre drain and valve for water level adjustment and initial emptying.
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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| Diameter |
Height |
Price* |
| 20cm |
45cm |
$695 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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Tail suspension test
The tail-suspension test is akin to the forced swim test but avoids the problems of hypothermia and stress associated with forced swimming. Animals are suspended by their tails and the amount of "immobility" is measured. Longer periods of immobility are associated with higher depressive scores and immobility can be reversed with antidepressant treatment.
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- Suitable for use with both mice and rats.
- Two independent work stations allow for high throughput.
- Convenient removable walls allow for easy cleaning.
- IMPORTANT: This apparatus has been designed for automation using video tracking and does not include sensors that directly measure the animal's "immobility".
- Further details : ANY-maze sales
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| Height |
Station width |
Overall width |
Price* |
| 54cm |
19cm |
47cm |
$625 |
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*20% discount available if purchased with the ANY-maze video tracking system. 14% surcharge for orders outside the USA or Canada. Shipping not included.
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