title: A Low-Cost Computerized System to Monitor Running Performance and Circadian Rhythms of Twenty Mice Simultaneously.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Dik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Leenen
authors.forename: Agnes G. A.
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bijvoet
authors.forename: Pim
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Gerard F. M.
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Heuvelsland
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verkerk
authors.forename: Gijsbertus T. J.
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Van Der Horst
authors.forename: Arnold J. J.
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Reuser