Behavior
Conduct extensive pain, sensory, motor, and cognitive behavioral testing.
MD Biosciences offers specialized rodent and translational pig models to advance nerve repair research. Pigs are a promising model for peripheral nerve repair studies due to their ability to mimic critical gaps and facilitate various functional assays, such as computerized gait analysis, compound motor action potential (cMAP) tests, and distal sensory nerve action potential (DSNAP) assessments. Our sciatic nerve dissection model mimics peripheral nerve damage, providing a robust platform to evaluate nerve repair technologies, including wraps, conduits, and fillers.
Our state-of-the-art facilities and expert team provide a multifaceted approach with clinically relevant assessments, including histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), biomarker analysis, behavioral assessments, and in vivo electrophysiology.
The figure shows the maximum vertical force exerted by pigs on each leg after peroneal dissection. A force ratio greater than 1 indicates greater force on the intact leg, with recovery observed six weeks post-implantation in tube-implanted pigs.
MD Biosciences offers comprehensive in vivo measures and endpoint assessments, delivering robust data packages to support critical research decisions in the evolving landscape of drug development and biomedical research.
Conduct extensive pain, sensory, motor, and cognitive behavioral testing.
Explore inflammatory and pain biomarkers in disease-specific tissues.
Characterize tissue and cellular changes in disease, pain, and neurodegeneration.
Measure motor and sensory evoked potentials to assess disease progression and pain.