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Rat weight, but not total body fat, is increased after housing in the Marlau™ cage. A.
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posted on 2013-02-19, 17:05 authored by Raafat P. Fares, Amor Belmeguenai, Pascal E. Sanchez, Hayet Y. Kouchi, Jacques Bodennec, Anne Morales, Béatrice Georges, Chantal Bonnet, Sandrine Bouvard, Robert S. Sloviter, Laurent BezinAfter 4 weeks in the Marlau™ cage, “enriched” rats had an increase in body weight that was significantly greater than that of rats raised in conventional conditions (n = 12 in each group). B. Total body fat percentage measured at termination time was not altered by housing conditions (n = 8 in each group). All results are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Abbreviations: Cv, rats in conventional cages; En, rats in Marlau™ cages.
