Ugo Basile Treadmill

Adjustable speed, slope, mode and shock!

Item Product Price QTY
57630 Ugo Basile Treadmill, Rat/Mouse Login
57631 Ugo Basile Treadmill, Mouse Login
57632 Ugo Basile Treadmill, Rat Login
57630-AP Ugo Basile Treadmill with Air-Puff option, Rat/Mouse Login
57631-AP Ugo Basile Treadmill with Air-Puff option, Mouse Login
57632-AP Ugo Basile Treadmill with Air-Puff option, Rat Login
57634 UB Treadmill Air-Puff option (to be used with 57630-57632) Login
Feature Benefits

One device for both rats and mice

MODES: constant, accelerating, custom ramps

SLOPE: positive (uphill) or negative (downhill), from -25 to +25°, in 5° steps

SPEED: from 3 to 100m/min, in steps of 1m/min amps

SHOCK: from 0 to 2mA (in 0.1mA steps), included

DETECTION: via incorporated electronic circuit automati­cally detects speed & absolute and relative distances

CONTROLS: 4,3 inches touch-screen to set and monitor the test

X-PAD SOFTWARE: brand new, user-friendly version, to set the experiment and manage the results

Background

  • “Exercise is a multifactorial activity that affects virtually every organ and tissue in the body. Not only does exercise contribute many health benefits, but lack of exercise is implicated in many chronic health problems. As evidence continues to accumulate concerning the impressive range of health benefits that exercise confers, biomedical researchers have increasingly become interested in conducting systematic studies of exercise to further define those benefits” (from Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols, APS, Feb 2006).

Product Features

  • Adaptable for use with rats or mice with simple replacement of the lane assembly. Combination Rat/Mouse package available or easy upgrade to dual use at a later stage.
  • Incorporates a shock grid at the back of the treadmill to deliver an adjustable mild electric shock, when an aversive stimulus is required. Shock can be pre-set from 0 to 2mA (in 0.1mA steps), with a frequency of 1, 2 or 3 Hz.
  • Test settings & monitoring are managed on the 4” touch-screen in the attached control unit.
  • The running-lane assembly can be manually tilted from -25° to +25°, in steps of 5°.
  • Endurance, distance (absolute and relative) and speed are automatically measured and recorded.
  • Speed can be selected from 3 to 100m/min, in steps of 1m/min, in constant, accelerating or custom ramp modes.
  • A special lane-assembly for tethered mice is also available as an alternative to the standard model.
  • X-PAD software to set up the experiment and manage the results is included.

Speed

Adjustable in the range 3 to 100m/min, in steps of 1m/min

Mode

Constant, Ramp (accelerating), Multi-step personalized ramp

Slope

Manual tilting, positive (uphill) or negative (downhill) from -25° to +25°, in steps of 5°

Shock

From 0 to 2mA (in 0.1mA steps), 1, 2 or 3Hz

Start/Stop

From the touch-screen

Detection

When touching the shocker

Results

Time Elapsed, Speed, Distance (absolute and relative), Shocks number, Events.

Data Acquisition

Via dedicated X-PAD software or .cvs file for PC.

Data Portability

By USB flash drive

TTL Output

Shock status, running status and speed

Data Out

exported to .cvs

Data In

exported to .cvs, protocol, ramp