The open field test is a generally accepted paradigm for measurement of explorative and locomotor behavior in animals. It allows the responses to new and unfamiliar environments as well as habituation to the environment to be evaluated. Rats and mice tend to avoid brightly illuminated open spaces, so the open field environment acts as an anxiogenic stimulus and allows the measurement of anxiety-induced behaviors.
Available for rats or mice.
Print version
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Producer: OpenScience
| Cat.number | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TS0501-R | Open field test, circular arena for rats, white | 760 | |
| TS0501-RB | Open field test, circular arena for rats, black | 790 | |
| TS0501-RG | Open field test, circular arena for rats, grey | 790 | |
| TS0501-M | Open field test, circular arena for mice, white | 570 | |
| TS0501-MB | Open field test, circular arena for mice, black | 580 | |
| TS0501-MG | Open field test, circular arena for mice, grey | 580 | |
| TS0501F-R | Additional floor insert for rat open field, with custom line pattern, white, grey or black | 130 | |
| TS0501F-M | Additional floor insert for mouse open field, with custom line pattern, white, grey or black | 120 | |
| TS0501T-R | Additional floor insert for rat open field, for videotracking, grey or black | 80 | |
| TS0501T-M | Additional floor insert for mouse open field, for videotracking, grey or black | 60 | |
| TS0501-RWX | Open field test, circular arena for rats, white, without floor markup | 670 | |
| TS0501-RGX | Open field test, circular arena for rats, grey, without floor markup | 700 | |
| TS0501-MWX | Open field test, circular arena for mice, white, without floor markup | 480 | |
| TS0501-MGX | Open field test, circular arena for mice, grey, without floor markup | 490 |
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Material
The arena is made of expanded PVC which is non-absorbent to the odours and easy to clean. Available in different colours: white, grey or black.
Key features
The arena is equipped with hooks to hang it on a wall when not in use.
If required, the floor of the arena can be divided into sectors of equal square to facilitate visual scoring of animal locomotor activity.
The holes in the floor which allow to combine the open field and the hole-board tests are available upon request.
The arena can be raised above the floor using a supporting cart (TS0503).
Dimensions
| rats | mice | |
| arena diameter | 97 cm ( 38¼" ) | 63 cm ( 24¾" ) |
| wall height | 42 cm ( ~ 16½" ) | 32 cm ( ~ 12½" ) |
| holes in the floor diameter | 2 cm ( ~¾ ") | 1.6 cm ( 5/8 " ) |
Other dimensions are available upon request.
Components included
TS0501-R: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-RB: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-RG: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-M: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-MB: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-MG: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501F-R: Floor insert, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501F-M: Floor insert, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501T-R: Floor insert, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501T-M: Floor insert, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-RWX: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-RGX: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-MWX: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
TS0501-MGX: Arena, wall hooks, Technical description and warranty card
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Arena is available in white, grey or black plastic, matte surface, with or without sector lines or holes
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New pattern of sector lines for mouse open field
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Внимание: новая разметка пола для мышиного ОП
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Protocols
The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
C.S. Hall. Emotional behavior in the rat. III. The relationship between emotionality and ambulatory activity. 1936. J. comp. physiol. Psychol. vol. 22, pp. 345-352.
Experiment video
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