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title: White paper CatWalk XT - getting the perfect runs
description: How do you familiarize and motivate your rats? Dr Möller has a lot of experience with pain research and gait analysis, and shares some tips and tricks!
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## Free white paper

# CatWalk XT - Getting the perfect runs

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Familiarizing your rats with the CatWalk XT system before you start your experiment makes your job a lot easier. So how do you familiarize and motivate your rats? Kristina Ängeby Möller has a lot of experience with pain research and gait analysis in rats, and shares some tips and tricks!

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