The use of radiotelemetry in small laboratory animals: recent
advances. Kramer, K., Kinter, L., Brockway, B.P., Voss, H.P.,
Remie, R. and Van Zutphen, B.L.M. Contemporary Topics in
Laboratory Animal Science, 40(1), 8-16 (2001). Radiotelemetry
provides an alternative means of obtaining physiological
measurements from awake and freely moving laboratory animals,
without introducing stress artifacts. For researchers,
especially those in the fields of pharmacology and toxicology,
the technique may provide a valuable tool for predicting the
effectiveness and safety of new compounds in humans. In light of
studies described in the literature, it is concluded that there
is ample evidence that the use of radiotelemetry for measuring
blood pressure, cardiac activity, heart rate, body temperature,
and locomotor activity in rodents has been validated
sufficiently. Today, this technology is an important tool for
the stress-free collection of these physiologic data in small
rodents, including mice.