Effect of drugs on locomotor activity Actophotometer (CNS stimulants and depressant drugs)

Actophotometer is used to screen CNS depressant as well as CNS stimulant activity of drugs by observing the change in motor activity of animals.

[@allaboutpharmacology3635]

sir the way you are teaching is so understandable. keep teaching us related to screening method . i found this video so helpful for my exams

[@YashGugliya-k9b]

Its good explain👍

[@ladyalexander2003]

What about the fact these are sedating animals short term ignoring all the detrimental physical health issues you cause and new diseases like tardive dyskinesia and dystonia you all ignore?

[@pre-clinicalpharmacology1154]

you are right, but this is just a demonstration about how to perform such experiments. Selection of the drug and its dose will affects the other conditions.