PhenoTyper

PhenoTyper is an instrumented cage to measure and test the behavior of laboratory rodents.

  • The PhenoTyper topunit is equipped with an infrared sensitive video camera and infrared LED units that allow video recording and analysis with EthoVision XT (or The Observer XT), while ambient light conditions can be fully manipulated without causing interference.
  • Different sensor and stimuli add-ons are available to complement the PhenoTyper cage and are fully controlled by EthoVision XT’s video tracking technology and trial & hardware control technology:
    Pellet dispenser 
    Lickometer 
    IR translucent shelter
  • PhenoTyper cages are available in different sizes and configurations:
    PhenoTyper home cage equipped with shelter and food & drink stations, for conducting various behavioral assessments in a  home cage environment to perform research more refined and automated than with conventional assays.
    PhenoTyper basic cage for conducting open field tests or recording locomotor activity.
Solutions

Home cage assessment
Open field
Activity monitoring

Selected publications
  • H.G. McFarlane, G.K. Kusek, M. Yang, J.L. Phoenix, V.J. Bolivar & J.N. Crawley (2008). Autism-like behavioral phenotypes in BTBR T1tf/J mice. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 7, 152–163.
  • K.J.H. Martien, A.J.G. de Mooij-van Malsen, B. Olivier, B.M. Spruijt, J.M. van Ree (2008). Differential genetic regulation of motor activity and anxiety-related behaviors in mice using an automated home cage task. Behavioral Neuroscience, 122, 769-776.

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    Clients
    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA 
    • Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Beijing, China
    • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma KG - Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
    • Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • University of Verona - Verona, Italy