Table 1.
Effect of cage types on voiding patterns
| Metabolic Cage |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Cage (n = 20) | New Rectangular Cage (n = 32) | Filter Top (n = 20) | Filter Below (n = 20) | |
| PVS per filter, n | 3.55 ± 0.92 | 1.69 ± 0.79* | 2.05 ± 1.03* | 1.9 ± 0.7* |
| Size of PVS, mm2 | 376.74 ± 169.53 (n = 71) | 588.75 ± 256.38* (n = 54) | 690.13 ± 422.92* (n = 41) | 523.81 ± 210.18* (n = 38) |
| Total area of PVS per filter, mm2 | 1,337.43 ± 342.68 | 993.52 ± 335.14* | 1,420.85 ± 638.72 | 995.24 ± 447.94* |
| Total area of all spots per filter, mm2 | 1,380.18 ± 372.65 | 1,025.68 ± 349.20* | 1,449.76 ± 646.97 | 1,040.99 ± 465.99* |
| PVS per total area, % | 97.27 ± 3.48 | 97.15 ± 4.21 | 98.30 ± 2.98 | 95.85 ± 5.53 |
Values are means ± SD. PVS, primary voiding spots.
*
P < 0.05.