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Experiments were conducted to establish training procedures and testing conditions that produce uniform and reliable swimming performance of rats in an automated swim alley. Data are given on the effect of water temperature and of platform rest interval on swimming speeds. In this system, rats will swim intermittently for as long as 24 h for a distance of more than 7 km.
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This research was supported by the Office of Naval Research, Contract No. N00014-70-C-0332, with funds provided by the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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King, N.W., Hunt, E.L., Castro, R.D. et al. An automated swim alley for small animals: II. Training and procedures. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 6, 535–540 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201342
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