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An easily constructed telemetry system for measuring deep body temperatures in rodents is described and data collected with the system is presented. The system allows continual monitoring of core temperature without interfering with concomitant behavioral or physiological measurements.
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Gordon, W. C., Wenzel, Z. M., Coburn, K. L., & Levine, J. Effects of ECS on circadian fluctuations in deep body temperature and gross motor activity. Unpublished manuscript, 1977. (Available from Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York.)
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Preparation of this manuscript was supported by a grant from the Biomedical Research Support Grants Program, State University of New York at Binghamton, awarded to the first author.
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Gordon, W.C., Coburn, K.L. & Wenzel, Z.M. A simple and inexpensive telemetry system for measuring deep body temperature in rodents. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 9, 334–336 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202250
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