Tailcuff

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.

    "Doxycycline induction of aortic UCP1 expression in rats has been shown to increase tailcuff systolic BP by 46mmHg and diastolic BP by 21mmHg."

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"Doxycycline induction of aortic UCP1 expression in rats has been shown to increase tailcuff systolic BP by 46mmHg and diastolic BP by 21mmHg."

Etymology

From tail + cuff.

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blood pressure

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