The Motorized Running Wheel (MRW) is used for exercise training in rodents
It consists of a centrally motorized wheel which allows forced running at low, and intermediate intensity levels of running
The Motorized Running Wheel is constructed using clear acrylic
The running track is made of bars
On one side of the wheel, a quarter-circle serves as the entrance and exit for the subject
Two triangular acrylic columns support the running wheel frame above the surface
Eight infrared sensors are placed at 70° between 0° to 140° (effective area of exercise) using a thick semicircular, transparent acrylic sheets attached at the external sides of the two triangular columns
The wheel is centrally motorized and comes with associated software that allows control of training intensity (low and intermediate levels).
