Activmeter
Activmeter - Actimeter for mice
Bioseb\s Activmeter with a mouse - Detection while hanging under grid
Activmeter - Actimeter for mice and rats
Activmeter - Actimeter for rats
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Activmeter

Reference : BIO-ACTIV2-M
Category : Activity, Motor Control & Coordination

The uncomplicated way to monitor rodent activity over several days from their home cage without manual effort. Based only on weight analysis, Bioseb's ACTIVMETER is an innovative actimeter that measures accurately Activity and Locomotion of rodents (mice and rats) whatever the lights conditions.

Instrument for ratsInstrument for mice

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Bioseb has developed a really simple-to-use and miniature actimetry system. The instrument uses weight to measure the locomotion and includes exhaustive functions to quantify rodent activity over short or long periods of time. The actimeter is usually set over up  to 48 hours to quantify the activity over the circadian cycle.

With a very competitive pricing for 1 to 8 cages, it is a 'must' when you need to simply quantify the locomotor phenotype of your mice and rats. The ACTIVMETER allows the accurate measurement of the rodent's activity in its familiar environment using the animal's ‘Home Cage' (including grid, pellets and bottle), and it can also be used in any other kind of environment (open field, etc.).

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The Bioseb Activmeter uses 4 force sensors located at the 4 corners of the cage in order to precisely measure the movements of the animal with a precision of 1 centimeter. The fine analysis, in grams, of the distribution of forces on these sensors allows not only a measurement of the mobile activity of the animal but also of the immobile activity (grooming etc..). In addition, the software integrates algorithms to eliminate various biases such as litter movement in the cage and allows to follow the animal whatever the environmental conditions (food, drink, light...).

Why should you use Bioseb ActivMeter BIO-ACTIV2 ?

Homecage Monitoring
 • No curiosity bias or habituation
 • No surgery
 • Use platform with mice or rat cages

Space Saving
 • Small footprint saves bench/rack space
 • Up to 8 platforms connect to a single data interface and PC

Activity Expressed in Real Terms
• Distance (cm) & duration (s)
• No “count” or arbitrary units

Longitudinal Data Collection in All Light Conditions
 • Up to 48hr slice of life

Multi-Format Data Display
 • 3 states recognized : immobile/slow movement/fast movement
 • Data Table, Actigraph, Heat Map, Nest Drawing

BIO-ACTIV2-M

Data sheet

Data output
USB-C
Dimensions - Animal container
Eurostandard Type II L for Mice and type III for rats
Dimensions - Overall
L :536 x l : 286 x h : 71,5 mm
Experimental subjects
Mice and Rats
Number of animals
1 animal per Platform -
Up to 8 platforms connected to 1 Software
Range
Experiment time from 300 seconds to 48 hours
Sampling rate
80 Hz
Software
Included dedicated software
Applications
Arthritis & Osteoarthritis
Central Nervous System (CNS)
General Activity
Mood Disorders
Neurodegeneration
Pain
Accuracy
1 cm

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