Chronic Cannulation of Blood Vessels in the Rat, Cannulation of the Abdominal Aorta

Description: Technical instructions about the surgery and use of chronically cannulated blood vessels in rats. The advantages of this method are that experiments can be done on conscious unstressed animals, over a long period. This record deals with the cannulation of the abdominal aorta, which is used for measurement of blood pressure and heart beat. Beside the surgical instructions, the morphology of the abdominal aorta and associated blood vessels are shown. The principles of the procedure to measure blood pressure and heart beat are demonstrated. Furthermore the maintenance of the cannula and several precautions are shown.

Comments & References: Colour. Running time: 42 minutes. Language: English. Intended audience: Research workers and students, who will do research themselves. The cannulation method was a modification of the method developed by J.R. Weeks & J.A. Jones as published in Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., vol. 104 (1960), pages 646-648. See record numbers 467 and 468 for other records in the same series.

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Version: 1992