The 2026 American Physiology Summit is taking place on April 24th and 26th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
emka-SCIREQ will be hosting a free Scientific Workshop on “Serotonergic Mechanisms to Counter Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression” presented by Dr Erica S, Levitt from the University of Michigan.
The event will take place on Friday, April 24th at 3:45 PM CST, at the main Discovery Stage of the Convention Center.
Session Description: In this workshop, Dr. Levitt explores how opioids like fentanyl disrupt serotonin pathways that support breathing. She will present new findings showing how targeting specific serotonin neurons and 5HT2C receptors may offer a promising strategy to counter opioid‑induced respiratory depression, complementing existing overdose treatments.
easyTEL+ implanted telemetry allows for continuous, real-time monitoring of various physiological parameters in conscious, freely-moving animals.
These miniature devices are surgically implanted into the subjects and can record multiple parameters, including Biopotential (ECG, EEG, EMG, EOG), Core Body Temperature and Activity.
Transmitters can acquire biopotentials (ECG, EEG, EMG, EOG), blood pressure (arterial, LVP), body temperature, and postural activity from conscious, freely moving mice and rats to large animals.
vivoFlow+ plethysmograph allows studying pulmonary function in conscious, spontaneously breathing laboratory subjects.
The standard barometric plethysmography technique measures flow and pressure changes that occur while the subject is breathing, before and after exposure to a drug or other challenges.
Combining implantable telemetry with whole body plethysmography offers a powerful approach that provides researchers with an in-depth understanding of complex mechanisms that link respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological functions.
The integration of these solutions on a synchronized platform, for concurrent analysis of cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, video and audio data (vocalizations, cough) is relevant for the study of various diseases and conditions.
We are proud to introduce our new expoCube, adding robust in vitro exposure to the automated inExpose system.
The expoCube provides a novel ALI (air liquid interface) culture exposure system, integrating with the inExpose’s existing exposure generators such as the integrated cigarette smoking robot and industry leading e-cigarette extensions.
The expoCube features:
emkaPACK5 is a non-invasive telemetry system for the acquisition of ECG*, respiratory endpoints, blood pressure, temperature, and postural activity from freely moving, single or group housed large animals such as dogs, primates, sheep, minipigs and more (horses, cows etc.).Allowing the simultaneous evaluation of cardiovascular and pulmonary measurements without confounding effects of surgery or anesthesia, it is widely used in drug development, safety pharmacology and toxicology studies and to investigate cardiovascular, respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases.
It is also used for veterinary clinical monitoring, to wirelessly monitor ECG and other parameters during the animal recovery in its natural environment (i.e. barns, stalls, paddocks).
