Harvard Apparatus has introduced the MC4000 multi-channel blood-pressure system for mice and rats.
The MC4000 is an automated, computer-controlled NIBP system that can simultaneously obtain 15 measurements in less than 15min on four animals.
A second specimen platform can be added to study eight animals simultaneously.
The MC4000 system's measurement results include the mean and standard deviation for pulse, systolic, diastolic and MAP.
The diastolic pressure is measured, not calculated.
The system includes a built-in database for saving and organising the resulting data, allowing the user to produce enquiries and generate reports.