Food intake behavior protocol

By Santiago Unda, MD and Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD
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Description
This protocol describes the behavioral test to measure food intake in mice.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.14egn6r5yl5d/v1
Tags
  • Activity Assay
  • Gut
  • Gut-brain axis
Team
Team Kaplitt
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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