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TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER-DEMODULATOR, TEMPERATURE, ANIMAL RESEARCH. A GROUP
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS.
OF ITEMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS DIGITAL READ-OUT OF ANIMAL
BODY TEMPERATURE BY RADIO SIGNALS. A MICROMINIATURE TEMPERATURE
TRANSMITTER IS IMPLANTED IN THE ANIMAL, IN LIEU OF A RECTAL PROBE, TO
ALLOW FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT WHILE THE MONITORING IS BEING DONE.
USUALLY INCLUDED, ALSO, ARE A RECEIVER-DEMODULATOR FOR RECEIVING THE
PULSES AND CONVERTING THEM TO A DIGITAL TEMPERATURE
READ-OUT; VARIOUS SIZE ANTENNAS FOR USE IN STANDARD SIZE CAGES;AND A
HAND HELD TEMPERATURE MICROPROBE FOR MAKING CONVENTIONAL DIRECT CONTACT
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