The application of pneumotachography on small unrestrained animals

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology

Volume 59, Issue 4, 1978, Pages 425-427

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1. Pneumotachography, as a method of measuring ventilation is common in human physiology.
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2. In contrast, comparative physiology has not taken advantage of the method due to difficulties in applying the conventional version of the method on small animals.
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3. These difficulties have been solved by combining a close-fitting face mask with a built-on, lightweight flow transducer head. This modification of the method is inexpensive and permits measurement on unrestrained animals.

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^∗: Present address: Department of Physiology, The University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, U.S.A.