Saphenous vein puncture for blood sampling of the mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, guineapig, ferret and mink
Record number: | a833b (legacy id: 15080) |
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Category: | Blood sampling |
Type: | Guidelines |
Relevance: | Refinement |
Hem A, Smith AJ & Solberg P (1998): Saphenous vein puncture for blood sampling of the mouse, rat, hamster, gerbil, guineapig, ferret and mink. Laboratory Animals, 32: 364-368.
The paper can be downloaded as a pdf-file.
See this link for pictures and film of the technique. Please note that this is an old film, and there may be more refined methods for immobilising the animal.
Links to more guidance on bleeding animals are provided here in the PREPARE guidelines.
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