Screening of stepping forces in an arthritic rat model using a novel analgesic meter and data acquisition system

• Main Authors: Yam, Mun Fei, Ahmad, Mariam, Por, Lip Yee, Ang, Lee Fung, Basir, Rusliza, Asmawi, Mohd Zaini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77977/1/77977.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77977/; https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/7/9603

The stepping forces of normal and Freund Complete Adjuvant (FCA)-induced arthritic rats were studied in vivo using a proposed novel analgesic meter. An infrared charge-coupled device (CCD) camera and a data acquisition system were incorporated into the analgesic meter to determine and measure the we...