A Low-Cost Computerized System to Monitor Running Performance and Circadian Rhythms of Twenty Mice Simultaneously.
This paper describes the design and functioning of a low-cost computerized system for monitoring the voluntary activity of mice in running wheels. The required software is written in Turbo Pascal(r) and provided via the Internet (http://www.eur.nl/fgg/ch1/rodent.html). The system accommodates the simultaneous monitoring of 20 animals over a virtually unlimited period. Two applications of the system are presented; one monitors the circadian rhythm of mice, and the other tests muscle strength and endurance.
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Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Paediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bijvoet
Agnes G. A.
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Visser
Pim
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Heuvelsland
Gerard F. M.
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Verkerk
Anton
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Van Der Horst
Gijsbertus T. J.
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Reuser
Arnold J. J.
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