1. The body weight (BW) unit is kg, the food intake unit is kg/day, and the water intake unit is L/day. The food factor unit is kg food/kg BW/day and the water factor is L water/kg BW/day. 2.

Rat breathing rate is a sensitive parameter in models used to characterize health risks, and predictive models of minute volume in rats are available in the peer-reviewed literature and in …

Aug 10, 2016 · When converting oral N (L)OAEL rat (in mg/kg bw/day) into inhalatory N (L)OAEC rat (in mg/m3), one must take into account of all differences in absorption rate, exposure …

EPA risk assessors routinely use body weight (BW) as the basis for scaling toxicity data from animal models for human health risk assessments. However, the Agency has used BW1/1 for …

This review aims to discuss fundamental changes in BW and BC, specifically, fat and fat-free mass, in both humans and mice and rat models occurring throughout the lifespan but …

Rats were fed diets with different ratios of protein, fat and carbohydrates because their LT/ BW values Δ Δ were expected to be different. Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats had ad …

The organ distribution of radiopharmaceuticals in the rat is usually estimated using 7% of body weight (BW) for blood volume (BV). In spite of its important impact on the evaluation of new …

Three main advantages to using laboratory rats for experi-mental purposes for studies are their comparatively larger size, coupled with their 3-week gestation period and production of large …

Six rats in the N group were euthanised after the 7-d acclimatisation period to determine the weight of the gastrointestinal contents, which was used to calculate the BW gain, as described …

5 days ago · Methods Wistar Kyoto rats and SHR underwent 16 weeks of TRF intervention, with daily feeding restricted to 9 am–5 pm. The effects of TRF on systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean …