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Automatic temperature controller for maintaining body temperature in experimental animals.

O J Campastro·S A Gonzalez·J H Pazo
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A system for autoregulation of body temperature of large and small animals is described. The device uses the IC AD590 as a temperature transducer. It operates on the basis of continuous regulation of the heating current, and does not emit transients which interfere with electrical recordings. A panel meter shows either the rectal temperature of the animal or the current flow to the blanket.

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O J Campastro, S A Gonzalez, J H Pazo. 1989. Automatic temperature controller for maintaining body temperature in experimental animals.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0270(89)90128-3

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