Heart rate
Ariadna Laguna, Miquel Vila, Núria Peñuelas
Published: 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.17504/protocols.io.kxygx355og8j/v1
Abstract
Heart rate measurement in mice.
Steps
1.
Place the animal in mild anesthesia with isofluorane at 1.5% and 1l/min O2.
2.
Prepare the PhysioSuite apparatus(Kent Scientific). Put the clip sensor in the right hind paw. Let it stabilize for 30 seconds before starting the recording.
3.
When a stable heart rate is observed, perform 10 measurements.
4.
Calculate the mean of the 10 measurements and represent the heart rate as average beats/minute.
represented as average beats/minute.
