Running wheels for voluntary physical activity can be integrated into the indirect calorimetry system. This combination enables assessment of the effects of voluntary physical activity on energy expenditure, as well as the degree (intensity) of physical activity during time windows when the mouse uses the wheel, at high time resolution (5 min) and across a wide range of ambient temperatures (6-35 °C), under natural conditions, i.e., in a normal cage and under normal circadian rhythm. 8 running wheels are available and can be placed in 8 cages.
Unique features:
– Designed to measure energy metabolism during voluntary physical aktivity and for the measurement of the level of voluntary physical activity in a breeding container under normal circadian rhythm. All data are integrated into the output data file.
– High-precision time resolution (5 min) in the measuring chamber over a wide temperature range (6–35°C).
– User-friendly and easy-to-use interface that allows full control of the system and data visualization.
The device can only be reserved if you have this method included in a valid Project of Experiments. Sample text for the Project of Experiments is HERE (link to text). Before submitting the Experiment Project, it is highly recommended to discuss the design of the experiments with the service department staff. If animals are to be measured repeatedly during the experiment, they may be housed in an on-site animal facility for the duration of the experiment.
Evaluation of respiratory quotient, energy expenditure, physical activity in the cage and physical activity in running wheels, and food intake at 12 and 24 hour intervals, as well as evaluation of original data at 5 minute intervals, are included in the service – see price list.
Contact: Kristina Bardová, tel. +420 241 063 707, email: kristina.bardova@fgu.cas.cz
