title: A rotating wheel cage for rats allowing free movement, feeding and drinking.
abstract: A rotating wheel cage for rats which permits voluntary physical activity and free access to food and water is described. The cyclometer is entirely mechanical and does not require an external energy source. The apparatus can be constructed from commercially available, inexpensive components.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Curi
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Villela
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Carpinelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004326:Drinking; D004435:Eating; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical