250321 Contract for Supply, delivery and Installation of a Metabolic Monitoring System for Mice.

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Katy Reed

Value

£391,250

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Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Instruments for measuring quantities
Detection and analysis apparatus
Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

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Published

15 hours ago

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School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Biological Services Unit (BSU) wishes to purchase and install a rodent metabolic cage system at the BSU, which can offer high-resolution, real-time collection of metabolic, and behavioural phenotyping data in mice. This includes simultaneously measuring energy expenditure, food and water consumption and physical activity in live animals.

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Katy Reed

Public authority - sub-central government

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