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ALTHOUGH numerous measurements have been made of the metabolic rate of mice in the basal state1,2, it was felt that for many purposes values of the heat output of mice in a normal laboratory condition would be more useful. In the course of determining this quantity, a series of measurements was made on mice from weaning to maturity. The results obtained were unexpected, and, since no similar work can be found in the literature, it is believed that they are worth reporting.
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CLARKE, E., HAWKINS, A. Heat Output and Body-weight in the Growing Albino House. Nature 181, 1599–1600 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811599a0
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