Whole Gut Transit Time, Fecal Water Content, and Fecal Output

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Description
Protocol for mouse gastrointestinal function assays (whole gut transit time, fecal water content, and fecal output)
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.36wgq3p1xlk5/v1
Tags
  • Activity Assay
  • GI/gut motility
  • Mouse
Team
Team Gradinaru and Team Sulzer
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions Neuro-Immune Interactions

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