A compact and inexpensive drinkometer for use with small animals

A compact and inexpensive drinkometer for use with small animals

A compact and low cost solid state drinkometer design is presented permitting electrical isolation of the animal from the recording system. Data correlating licks with daily water intake (ml) and temporal consumption patterns are provided for several Long Evans rats.

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Veröffentlicht in:Physiology & behavior 1974-07, Vol.13 (1), p.179-181
Hauptverfasser: Hutcheson, J.Stanford, Mills, Kenneth C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Costs and Cost Analysis
Drinking Behavior
Drinkometer
Electronics, Medical - instrumentation
Equipment and Supplies
Housing, Animal
Infrared Rays
Licking
Rats
Rodents
Temporal consumption data
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:A compact and low cost solid state drinkometer design is presented permitting electrical isolation of the animal from the recording system. Data correlating licks with daily water intake (ml) and temporal consumption patterns are provided for several Long Evans rats.
ISSN:0031-9384
1873-507X
DOI:10.1016/0031-9384(74)90324-2