tailcuff
English
Etymology
tail + cuff
Noun
tailcuff (plural tailcuffs)
- A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
- 2015 July 24, John F. LaDisa et al., “Gene Expression in Experimental Aortic Coarctation and Repair: Candidate Genes for Therapeutic Intervention?”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, DOI: :
- 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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