Stoelting™ Ugo Basile Hot/Cold Plate

Catalog No.	For Use With (Application)
10-000-946	Neuroscience

Catalog No. 10-000-946 Supplier Stoelting™ Supplier No. 55075

Description

Ugo Basile Hot/Cold Plate allows scientists to perform allodynia experiments, study receptors for cold sensitivity and run dynamic experiments, by changing the plate at a desired rate.

• Two Working Modes: fixed temperature or ramping
• Touch Screen Display
• Operating Temperature from -5 to 65°C in steps of 0.1°C
• Memory Stick Provided
• New Software

Animal is placed on the surface as a foot pedal is pressed to start a clock. The observer presses the foot pedal again when the animal makes a stereotyped paw lick response to the pain.

• Reaction time is measured in steps of 1/10 sec.
• Latency is strongly affected by analgesic drugs
• Comes with a restraining cylinder for rats and mice, a manual, and a power cord.

Hot Plate can carry out a rapid precise screening of narcotic type analgesic drugs (morphine, codeine, etc.)

Recent research has provided information demonstrating that receptors respond differently to cold pain compared to hot pain. These novel receptors release chemicals in response to cold stimulation only. These neurons are present in both the central and peripheral nervous system. The new Hot/Cold plate provides a greater range of temperatures in order to determine pain responses to either hot or cold. Cold plate testing could be useful in studying unique and novel responses by receptors in both mice and rats.

Specifications

• For Use With (Application): Neuroscience
• Temperature (Metric) Range: -5°C to +65°C