Animal physiology monitoring system at UCSF
- Definition
- An instrument that is used to monitor mechanical, physical, or biochemical functions in an organism.
- Synonyms
- Animal physiology monitor
- Categories
- Instrument → Animal physiology monitoring system
- Subcategories
- Animal activity monitoring system
7T MRI at China Basin
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging,
China Basin
Contact: Sergey Magnitsky
415-514-8233
sergey.magnitsky@ucsf.edu
- SA Instruments Small Animal Monitoring + Gating System
Mouse Physiology and Morphology Core
Sabre-Sandler Asthma Basic Research Center,
Mission Bay
Contact: Xiaozhu Huang
415-514-4272
Xiaozhu.Huang@ucsf.edu
- Scireq FlexiVent pulmonary mechanics analyzer
DRC Mouse Metabolism Core
Diabetes Research Center,
Parnassus
Contact: Chris Paillart
(415) 341-7301
Christophe.Paillart@ucsf.edu
- Blood pressure analysis system
- Food intake measurement system (FIMS)
- Oxymax Lab Animal Monitoring System (CLAMS)
Neurobehavioral Core for Rehabilitation Research (NCRR)
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Research,
Parnassus
Contact: Sandra Canchola
415-476-5045
CancholaS@ptrehab.ucsf.edu
- Forced Exercise/Walking Wheel System (Lafayette) - this test can be used for phusiologic studies as well as activity based restorative therapies.
- Grip strength meter -- grab on force bar
- Hot/Cold Plate Test (Noldus) - a test of nocioceptive response in animals.
- Rotarod (2) (Ugo Basile) - this test is used to screen for motor deficits which may influence performance in the behavioral tests and be a potential predictor of future physiological or behavioral motor impairments.
- Tail flick test -- thermal stimuli