Muromachi MK-630B is a low cost & portable single lane rota-rod treadmill and used to assess the effect of drugs, brain damage, diseases on motor-coordination or fatigue resistance. It can be used for both rat and mouse. The instrument consists of main unit (MK-630B) and a rat adaptor. The revolving speed can be set for the range of 1 - 40 rpm by 1 rpm steps. When the animal stops running and falls off the rod onto the plates, the counting stops and staying time on the rod is displayed on LCD. Falling is detected by micro switch.
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