The standard zero plus maze is a variation of the elevated plus maze used to assess anxiety-like behavior in small laboratory animals (rat/mice). 

In this task, the conflict between the innate fear that rodents have of open areas versus their desire to explore novel environments is exploited. Security is provided by the closed arms whereas the open arms offer exploratory value. When anxious, the natural tendency of rodents is to prefer enclosed dark spaces to opened brightly lit spaces. In this context, anxiety-related behavior is measured by the degree to which the rodent avoids the unenclosed areas of the maze. 

The Panlab zero maze is a cycling corridor elevated above the floor and provided with two open areas and two closed areas. The maze is made of odour-resistant black perpex material with no-reflective colour for eliminating any glare. 

The elevated zero maze can be used with a video tracking system such as the Panlab SMART video-tracking software. The maze is provided with a set of gray floor for optimizing the detection of darker animals in this context. 

The T maze is commonly used for assessing spatial working memory in rats and mice, especially for delayed alternation tasks.The tasks using a T maze are simple tasks that can be run in both rats and mice.

The Panlab T mazes are made of non-reflective and odor resistant material well suited for any video-tracking system. The mazes are provided with a back color floor and grey walls (including an additional set of grey floors and 3 doors).

The Panlab T mazes can be associated with the SMART Video-Tracking Systems for detection and analysis of animal displacements and behavior throughout the test.

The Barnes maze is a popular test for assessing spatial learning and memory in rats and mice.

To begin the test the animal is placed on top of the Barnes maze platform, a brightly lit environment consisting of a fixed number of holes around its periphery. In such an open environment, rodents naturally seek a dark enclosed surrounding, which is provided in the form of a dark box (goal box) under one of the round holes around the perimeter of the platform. The amount of time required for the animal to locate the goal box using visuo-spatial cues surrounding the maze periphery is measured by the researcher.

Unlike the Radial maze and Watermaze test the Barnes maze does not require dietary restrictions or swimming stress, making it a useful alternative for behaviorally phenotyping genetically modi! ed mice and rats.

Panlab provides different models of Barnes mazes for rat and mouse, with different floor color and goal/false box options:

• Basic Barnes maze includes: 1 or 2 floor colors, rotating floor, 1 goal box (! xed location) and 1 starting cylinder
• Full/Flexible Barnes maze includes: 3 floor colors, rotating floor, 1 starting cylinder, 1 goal box and the corresponding number of false boxes. Additional goal boxes can be used for more advanced memory tasks (to be purchased separately). Goal/false boxes can be freely positioned beneath any hole.

Harvard Apparatus provides a comprehensive line of equipment and accessories for laboratory manipulations. 

Harvard Apparatus have drawn upon his many decades of experience in this field to produce helpful documentation allowing the experimenters to search for all major product requirements quickly and effectively. Their expert team, both the local sales and technical support representatives look forward to finding the best products to meet specific needs.

Here some of the general laboratory equipment available: 

• Clamps 
• Scales and Balances
• Homogenizers
• Magnetic Stirrers
• Thermocirculators
• Centrifuges
• Water bath and thernocirculators
• Shakers and Mixers
• Etc.

Harvard Apparatus provides a comprehensive line of product for laboratory animal anesthesia and surgery, from ventilation to anesthesia, animal surgery, temperature control and physiological monitoring. 

Harvard Apparatus have drawn upon our many decades of experience in this field to produce this helpful tool for our valued customers, allowing them to search for all major product requirements quickly and effectively. Their expert team, both the local sales and technical support representatives look forward to finding the best products to meet specific needs.

Respect to surgery, Harvard Apparatus provides a wide range of equipment and accessories for accompanying the line of surgical Instruments distributed by the company: 

• Operating tables
• Thoracic Positioners
• Lights and Illuminators
• Electrosurgical Equipment
• Magnifiers
• Examination Gloves
• Surgical Survival Equipment

For more information also consult and download the Harvard Apparatus guides to Anaesthesia and Surgical Research you will found in the Catalog section of our web page.

Harvard Apparatus provides durable, high-quality German- made surgical tools to researchers for over a decade. The company has recently expanded its offerings and introduced a wider range of tools specifically targeted for small animal surgeries. Expanded technical specifications along with improved photos are shown for every surgical instrument to assist the researcher in choosing just the right option.

Harvard Apparatus surgical tools are forged and finished in Germany under ISO9001. The surgical grade steel resists corrosion and maintains sharp edges for optimum precision.

Harvard Apparatus provides a comprehensive line of product for laboratory animal anesthesia and surgery, from ventilation to anesthesia, animal surgery, temperature control and physiological monitoring. 

Harvard Apparatus have drawn upon our many decades of experience in this field to produce this helpful tool for our valued customers, allowing them to search for all major product requirements quickly and effectively. Their expert team, both the local sales and technical support representatives look forward to finding the best products to meet specific needs.

Respect to anesthesia systems, Harvard Apparatus provides a wide range of equipment and accessories: 

• Vaporizer
• Manifold
• Mask
• Evacuation system
• Rodent circuit set
• Anesthetizing boxes
• Tubing and Connectors
• Temperature control/homeothermic blanket

For more information also consult and download the Harvard Apparatus guides to Anesthesia and Surgical Research you will found in the Catalog section of our web page

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BTX is a global provider of novel electroporation and electrofusion tools for the advancement of cell transfection and cell fusion. BTX products continue to sustain scientific research in academia, biotech, agriculture and pharmaceutical laboratories. From the introduction of our line of specialty electrodes for in vivo electroporation, to our ground breaking contribution to the field of high throughput and large volume transfection, to our involvement in the application of electric fields for hybridoma production and nuclear transfer cloning, BTX remains at the forefront of this cutting edge technology for which new applications are continually evolving.

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