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Training Rats to Voluntarily Dive Underwater
 

Training Rats to Voluntarily Dive Underwater: Investigations of the Mammalian Diving Response

Article DOI: 10.3791/52093-v • 11:56 min • November 12th, 2014
November 12th, 2014 •
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1Department of Physiology, Midwestern University

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Detailed instructions are provided on how to train rats to voluntarily dive underwater through a 5 m long Plexiglas maze. Because the brains of rats have been very well characterized, voluntarily diving rats may help elucidate the central pathways of the mammalian diving response.

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Keywords: Rat Training Voluntary Underwater Diving Mammalian Diving Response Apnea Bradycardia Vascular Resistance Central Pathways Behavioral Model Cardiorespiratory Changes Neurophysiology
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