ABSTRACT
It consists of a 20 × 30 cm by 1.5 to 5 mm thick stainless steel sheet with rounded edges. The rat is stuck to the sheet with sticking tape and the surgery is performed over it. This sheet is not joined together with the heating panel and this allows for easier surgery maneuver. Once the surgery is nished, the temperature of the panel can be monitored through a thermometer placed in the heating rat board, and the temperature of the animal through a rectal thermometer.
