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An apparatus for the regulation of the food supply to rats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. Quaterman ,
R. B. Williams  and
W. R. Humphries
J. Quaterman
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, AberdeenAB2 9SB
R. B. Williams
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, AberdeenAB2 9SB
W. R. Humphries
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, AberdeenAB2 9SB
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Abstract

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1. An apparatus is described for supplying small amounts of food to rats uniformly and continuously.

2. The apparatus consists of a Perspex disc carrying a groove containing food, which is rotated once each day by an electric motor. Access of rats to the food is restricted by suitably placed baffles.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , December 1970 , pp. 1049 - 1051
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1970

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