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Technical description and warranty card

TS0806-1

Wall mirror for beam walking test

Fine motor coordination can be assessed by using a beam walking or beam balance test. This test essentially examines the ability of the animal to remain upright and to walk on an elevated and relatively narrow beam. Unilateral brain injury tend to induce a hemiparesis-like effect which can cause the rodent to slip to one side, usually that which is contralateral to the injury site.

Material

Beams are made of grey PVC. Beam is fixed on two height adjustable tripods.

Dimensions

  rats mice
overall beam lenght 165 cm ( 65" ) 80 cm ( 31 1/2" )
upper beam width 6 - 1.5 cm 2 - 0.5 cm
lower beam width 10 - 5.5 cm ( 4 - 2 1/8" ) 4 - 2.2 cm
upper beam height 2 cm ( 3/4" ) 2 cm ( 3/4" )

Key features

The lower beam is detachable.

Upper beam has bright marks every 5cm ( 2" ) on its sides for convenient estimation of animal position.

At the narrow end of the beams the dark box can be attached.

Cleaning

The arena may be cleaned with alcohol solution (70%) or standard water-soluble non-agressive cleaning agents. Do not use organic solvents or other chemically aggressive substances. Do not use abrasive cleaning – this may damage the surface of the arena.

Storage

Store in a cool dry place, protect from direct sunlight. Do not put additional weight on the surface of the assembled arena.

Components included

Plastic mirror

Assembling procedure

Hold the mirror near the wall at the height of previously assembled beam walking test setup. Make sure that your video camera clearly sees both sides of the beam. Attach the mirror to the wall, use either double-sided sticky tape or screws.

Limited warranty

This limited warranty covers defects in materials and workmanship in this product within 12 (twelve) months from the date of purchase.

This warranty does not cover:

- damage, accidental or otherwise, while in the possession of a consumer not caused by a defect in material or workmanship.

- damage caused by accident, misuse, tampering with or failure to follow the care and special handling provisions in the Instructions.

Product specifications are subject to change without notice. The product you purchased may differ from the one shown in the photo and/or in the assembling instructions.

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