A new method for measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, and activity in the mouse by radiotelemetry

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1537-1544

  Mills, Perry A ^a   Huetteman, Daniel A ^a   Brockway, Brian P ^a   Zwiers, Lynn M ^a   Gelsema, A J Mick ^b   Schwartz, Robert S ^c   Kramer, Klaas ^d  

^a Data Sciences International   (United States)

^b IBIS Instrumentation Canada   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Chronic implant; Conscious animals; Frequency response

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEART RATE; IMPLANTATION; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034117639     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.5.1537     Document Type: Article

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