The phrase "sensitivity plate" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a thin, flat material that is used in scientific experiments or medical tests to measure the sensitivity of certain substances or reactions. Example: The scientist carefully placed the sample on the sensitivity plate and waited for the color change to indicate the presence of the desired compound.
To test temperature sensitivity, plates were incubated at 30, 37, and 40°C.
On the other hand, changes in respiration on sensitivity plates were considered to be a consequence of stress.
For significance of respiratory activity, the cut-off value was set to 500 for metabolic plates and 5000 for sensitivity plates.
Differences in areas under corresponding graphs that were higher than 500 (metabolic plates) or 5000 (sensitivity plates) were used as criteria for significance of differences between the metabolic rates of CCH and CCH exposed to M. synoviae or its membranes.
Therefore, 10 CCH/well was the optimal starting concentration of cells for metabolic plates (PMMs 1 4), while sensitivity plates (PMMs 5 8, 11, 13, and 14) required 2 × 10 CCH/well for optimal signal detection.
The analysis was performed with the PM11-20 sensitivity plates, which allow the testing of 960 phenotypes and the identification of increased or decreased sensitivities of the mutants as compared to the wild-type reference strain to a wide variety of non-peptide antimicrobial agents.
Among the basic neurophysiological characteristics of SCR mice, there were no significant differences in neuromuscular strength (grip strength and wire hang test, Table 1), motor coordination (rotarod test, Table 1), pain sensitivity (hot plate test, Table 1), and gait pattern (gait analysis, Table 1).
The latter algorithm was applied to a unique cluster containing all cases and controls, given its sensitivity to plate bias.
Even though the necessary increase in surrounding temperature (<38°C) is far below the temperature used to test pain sensitivity (hot plate test; temperature set to 55°C), we note here that the pain threshold in TG and WT mice was identical (Table 1b).
PTPH1 expression and localization was evaluated by LacZ staining in the brain and a behavioral test battery evaluated PTPH1 loss on CNS functions such as locomotor activity (open field), anxiety-like behavior (open field and elevated plus maze), motor ability, coordination and learning (accelerating rotarod), spatial working memory (Y maze) and nociceptive sensitivity (hot plate).
