Significance of Tail flick test
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Hindu concept of 'Tail flick test'
From: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
(1) The test that performed with digital analgesiometer apparatus, involves application of a heat stimulus to the tail of mice and rats, and the time taken for the tail to “flick” or twitch is recorded.[1]
The concept of Tail flick test in scientific sources
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) The tail flick test assesses analgesic activity by exposing the mouse tail to a radiant heat source and measuring the latency of tail withdrawal, with a longer latency suggesting pain relief.[2] (2) A scientific method utilized to assess the pain response in animals by measuring the latency time it takes for a subject to react to a heat stimulus applied to its tail.[3] (3) A method used to evaluate the central analgesic activity by measuring the response latency of mice when their tails are exposed to radiant heat.[4] (4) An animal test measuring the latency of tail withdrawal from a heat source, used to assess analgesia.[5]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) This is a test that was utilized to assess the analgesic effects of a specific medication in rats.[6]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) The tail-flick test was employed to measure nociceptive latency by exposing the tail to radiant heat.[7] (2) The tail-flick test was used to assess and compare the analgesic effects of FEO, Aspirin, and Morphine.[8] (3) A method used to investigate centrally acting analgesic activity by measuring the latency time for tail-flicking responses to heat.[9]