If there is any standard BMI criteria to assess wt. To categories in normal wt.,Ower wt. and obesity of Rats
Veena Varshney hello, i found some interests articles that used BMI in rat. Here are the references:
- Novelli EL, Diniz YS, Galhardi CM, Ebaid GM, Rodrigues HG, Mani F, et al. Anthropometrical parameters and markers of obesity in rats. Lab Anim 2007;41:111-9
- Engelbregt MJ, van Weissenbruch MM, Popp-Snijders C, Lips P, Delemarre-van de Waal HA. Body mass index, body composition, and leptin at onset of puberty in male and female rats after intrauterine growth retardation and after early postnatal food restriction. Pediatr Res 2001;50:474-8.
Resume: Normal BMI for male is 0.45 ± 0.02–0.68 ± 0.05 g/cm and female is 0.4504–0.5044 g/cm.
Link: Article Body mass index of male and female Wistar rats following adm...
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