Anxiety & Depression Elevated Plus Maze & Elevated Zero Maze Anxiety & Depression • The standard Elevated Plus Maze is commonly used to assess anxiety-like behavior in laboratory animals. The maze is usually a cross shaped maze with two open arms and two closed arms, which are elevated above the floor. This task exploits the conflict between the innate fear that rodents have of open areas versus their desire to explore novel environments. 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 arms of the maze. The maze which can be used with our Video-Tracking Systems. Elevated-Zero mazes (or Elevate-O mazes) that provide an experimental area without central zone, are also available for rats or mice (grey wall with black floor and additional interchangeable grey floor). Elevated Plus Maze & Elevated Zero Maze key features } Modular structure which allows storage in minimum space } Available in a number of colors parameters measured } Animal position, speed, distance and more (video tracking) components included } Gray walls Specifications Dimensions: Le840 Rats Maze (W x D x H) Le842 Mice Maze (W x D x H) Material composition Transparent Walls Height Position Detection Technique 1000 x 1000 x 500 mm (39 x 39 x 19.7 in) arms: 100 x 450 mm (3.9 x 17.7 in) 650 x 650 x 150 mm (26 x 26 x 6 in) arms: 60 x 295 mm (2.4 x 11.6 in) methacrylate, aluminum 30 mm rat (1.2 in), 18 mm (0.7 in) mouse manual or Video-tracking } Plus Maze } Black floor base } Gray floor } Transparent borders for open arms } 2 year warranty options } SMART or LimeLight Video Tracking Systems Ordering Information Order # 76-0074 76-0075 76-0680 76-0369 Model Le840 Le842 Le841 Le845 Product elevated Plus maze, rat elevated Plus maze, mouse elevated Zero maze, rat elevated Zero maze, mouse www.panlab.com • www.coulbourn.com 73