A new apparatus for studying feeding and drinking in the mouse

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 105-112

  Kurokawa, Mamoru ^a   Akino, Kozo ^a   Kanda, Ken ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Eikou Science Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Feeding pattern; Mouse; New apparatus; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENTROPY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 0034661069     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00226-2     Document Type: Article

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