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Opto-Varimex-5 with Auto-Track

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Opto-Varimex-5 with Auto-Track

Automated animal activity meter for measuring locomotor activity, sterotypic movement, vertical movement, time in square, and animal path.

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The Columbus Instruments latest Opto-Varimex-5 Auto Track System is the 5th generation of our animal activity meter designed for the Open Field Anxiety and Exploratory Tests. The Auto-Track is an advanced system using the latest technology to quantify locomotor activity and trace the animal's path for behavioral analysis. Systems can support up to 16 stations on a single PC and come complete with cages, sensors, brackets, interface, and Windows software.

The Auto-Track System senses motion with a grid of infrared photocells placed around the arena (typically 17.5" x 17.5" (44.5 cm), but other sizes are available). Vertical motion is detected by a second array of photocells placed above the animal.

The simultaneous interruption of beams along the horizontal axes (X & Y) provide coordinates that identify animal location. Vertical motion is scored and stored with the horizontal position data. The software records these coordinates for later playback and analysis. Suitable manipulation of the recorded pattern by analysis methods can reveal subtle changes in animal behavior over the course of an experiment, between experiments, and / or between animals.

The Opto-Varimex-5 also can be adapted to perform automated measurements for other tests such as the Contextual Place Preference Test, Hole Poke Exploratory Test, and Light/Dark Transition Test.

Contextual Place Preference Cage Insert


Hole-Poke Setup


Light/Dark Cage



Features / Specifications

  • Distance Traveled (cm)
  • Resting Time (sec)
  • Stereotypic Time (sec)
  • Ambulatory Time (sec)
  • Bursts of Stereotypic Movement
  • Horizontal Beam Break Counts
  • Ambulatory Beam Break Counts
  • Vertical Counts
  • Bursts of Vertical Movement
  • Time in Square Analysis
  • Raw Data Storage (GLP compliant)
  • Real Time Monitoring
  • Validation Protocols
  • Staggered Start
  • Re-Analysis of Data
  • 16 beams per axis
  • Sensors available with 1" (2.54 cm) or 0.5" (1.27cm) beam spacing.
  • 17.5" (44.5 cm) Cage comes with base plate of 23.25" x 23.25" (59cm)
  • 9.5" (24 cm) comes with base plate of 12.625" (32.7 cm)

Ordering Information

Auto-Track/Opto-Varimex-5 Open Field Systems (17.5" x 17.5" Arena)

  • 0271-8000  Opto-Varimex-5  Software Interface Kit (Auto-Track)
  • 0271-8002  Opto-Varimex-5  8-Channel Interface Electronics Kit
  • 0271-5102  Opto Open Field 1 Station (XYZ) Inclusive of Cage, Brackets, Cables 16 x 16 inch Sensors

Contextual Place Preference

  • 0271-8301 Opto-Varimex-5 Contextual Place Preference Box Insert

Hole Poke Exploratory Test

  • 0271-8302 Opto-Varimex-5 Hole Poke Kit for Mice: Includes Mouse Board and one 16" Sensor Set
  • 0271-8303 Opto-Varimex-5 Hole Poke Kit for Rats: Includes Rat Board and one 16" Sensor Set

Light/Dark Transition Test

  • 0271-8300 Opto-Varimex-5 Light / Dark Box for Mice and Rats (17.5" x 17.5" total arena size)

Citations

Papers coming soon, presently in peer review.

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Opto-Varimex-5 with Auto-Track

Metabolism:
CLAMS-WC (waste measurements)
Environmental Enclosures (Freezer/Incubator for general housing)
Oxymax-CLAMS (metabolic phenotyping)
Exercise:
Ergometric Running Wheel (Loaded wheel)
Exer 3/6 Treadmill
Metabolic & Telemetric Treadmill
Mouse Mag Wheel (Home cage wheel)
Neuroscience:
Exer-Gait Treadmill (gait analysis)
Foot Misplacement Apparatus (Ladder Beam Test)
Grip Strength Meter
Hot Plate Analgesia Meter
Opto-M4 (activity meter)
Opto-Varimex-5 with Auto-Track (activity meter)
Responder-X (Startle Response)
Rota-Count (Rotations counter)
Rotamex-5 (Rotarod)
Tail Flick Analgesia Meter
Volumetric Drinking Monitor
Physiology:
NIBP (Blood Pressure)
RM-80 (breathing rate)
Environmental:
Micro-Oxymax (Respirometer)
Pegas 4000 (Gas mixer)
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