Stoynev A, Ikonomov O
Acta Physiol Pharmacol Bulg. 1979;5(4):77-81.
A new construction of individual metabolism cage for small laboratory animals with recording devices for registration of feeding and drinking behaviours is described. Using this metabolism cage, the method is elaborated with the following advantages: 1. Simultaneous studying of food and water intake and renal excretory function; 2. Twenty-four hour registration of feeding and drinking for investigation of their circadian rhythms and their efficiency as behavioural acts; 3. Collection of urine samples non-contaminated with food and faeces. The metabolism cage and recording devices are inexpensive, easy to prepare and to handle.
描述了一种用于小型实验动物的新型个体代谢笼，该代谢笼带有用于记录摄食和饮水行为的记录装置。使用这种代谢笼，阐述了具有以下优点的方法：1. 同时研究食物和水的摄入量以及肾脏排泄功能；2. 对摄食和饮水进行24小时记录，以研究其昼夜节律及其作为行为活动的效率；3. 收集未被食物和粪便污染的尿液样本。该代谢笼和记录装置价格低廉，易于制备和操作。
