Our neuroscience research services provide a comprehensive approach to the assessment of neurological diseases through a wide range of behavior, pain and motor function tests for the purposes of testing efficacy and toxicity.
The Invivotek Neuroscience Program offers the following models:
Neurology
- Locomotor activity (open field, long-term locomotor activity in home cage)
- Rotorod
- Grip strength
- Behavioral Battery
Pain
- Acute nociception
- Hot plate
- Acetic acid
- Tail flick
- Hargreaves
- Chronic pain models
- Inflammatory neuritis-carrageenan induced sciatic nerve in rats
- Inflammatory pain – carrageenan and complete Freund’s adjuvant foot pad injection
Opioid withdrawal model
Affective Disorders
- Elevated Plus maze
- Open field
- Novel environment induced feeding suppression
