Did you know that with DECRO®, the first connected jacket that monitors cardiorespiratory parameters without surgery or constraints in rats, a broad range of applications is possible?With the solution, you can easily and rapidly: Monitor physiological parameters...
“Innovative Data Collection in Neonatal Minipigs”
Connected Jackets Improve Animal Welfare Looking to expand the DECRO solution beyond rats, ETISENSE has teamed up with Charles River Laboratory scientists in order to develop an adapted solution to juvenile minipigs, as early as the first week of life. One of the...
Using exercise to measure and modify cardiac and pulmonary function
Exercise is the archetype of physiologic demands placed on the cardiovascular system. Acute responses provide an informative assessment of cardiovascular function, while repeated exercise promotes cardiovascular health and secondary prevention. The study of...
How can ECG recording in rats be more profitable for preclinical research?
By Raafat Fares, PhD The heart role in the organism The pacemaker cells located in the heart generate electrical impulses that travel through the heart. This electrical signal leads to the contraction of cardiac muscles and to blood pumping throughout the body via a...
Rats en conditions expérimentales : mesurer et minimiser le stress aigu
Il existe une bibliographie abondante sur le stress, depuis les premiers travaux de H Selye[1] en 1956. En revues récentes, citons l’article de S. Lupien et al sur les effets du stress sur la cognition[2] et de L. Martin sur les impacts immunitaires[3], ainsi qu’une...
Why rethink the monitoring of vital cardiorespiratory function in rats’ preclinical studies?
By Raafat Fares, PhD Based on the “butterfly effect” concept (chaos theory), an alteration in the initial condition (environment, physiology or health condition) of your laboratory animals can lead to unpredictable consequences in a later state (1) (2). Thus, due to...