Food & Drink / Metabolism NEW The oxyletPro™ System - Physiocage Food & Drink / Metabolism • OxyletPro System – Physiocage key features } } } } } Home cage advantage, minimizing stress to the subjects Easily expanded and upgraded as needs grow and change optimized performance with minimal maintenance Unmatched versatility with small footprint; adaptable system for mice and rat models Highly accurate monitoring of food and drink consumption; combining our specially designed dispensers with our weight transducer technology Food and drink intake and activity are evaluated using Panlab’s weight transducer technology. This highly stable technology permits the continuous assessment of consumption and spontaneous activity with superior accuracy. For a more comprehensive evaluation of activity, an Infrared (IR) frame can be added to monitor rearing behavior. OxyletPro’s unique modular design allows for simple expandability. Start with the configuration that meets your requirements today, and expand as needs change and grow. Special configurations are available for exercise physiology studies with our single lane, airtight treadmills (see Treadmills section p. 34-35 and p. 89). applications } obesity } diabetes } Metabolic disorders } Nutrition studies } Chronobiology/circadian rhythm studies } drug screening } Phenotyping The OxyletPro System is a modular and integrated system for the study of respiratory metabolism (O2 consumption and CO2 production), food and drink intake, activity and rearing measurements in specially adapted, autoclavable home cages. The system has be optimized for studies in laboratory research models and utilizes indirect calorimetry to evaluate respiratory metabolism. Indirect Calorimetry OxyletPro uses a standard rodent home cage and uses an airtight lid to ensure the integrity of the sample environment. Simply change from a mouse lid to a rat lid - that is how easy it is to adapt the system for both species. The plastic home cages are autoclavable, making cleaning easy. The air supply and switching unit allows for independent flow control to each connected cage and sends the cage samples in tandem to the gas analyzer for O2 and CO2 concentration analysis. The air is previously stabilized in our air reservoir. Since the flow is independently controlled for each cage, the system has the flexibility to conduct simultaneous experiments of subjects of varying species and/or size, making OxyletPro extremely efficient. 86 www.coulbourn.com • www.panlab.com