Methodological considerations for measuring spontaneous physical activity in rodents
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Methodological considerations for measuring spontaneous physical activity in rodents.
When exploring biological determinants of spontaneous physical activity (SPA), it is critical to consider whether methodological factors differentially affect rodents and the measured SPA. We determined whether acclimation time, sensory stimulation, vendor, or chamber size affected measures in rodents with varying propensity for SPA. We used principal component analysis to determine which SPA c...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0363-6119,1522-1490
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00479.2013