Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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• Biology

  
  Blood Collection for Biochemical Analysis in Adult Zebrafish Gabriela L. Pedroso^1,2, Thais O. Hammes^1,2, Thayssa D.C. Escobar¹, Laisa B. Fracasso¹, Luiz Felipe Forgiarini¹, Themis R. da Silveira^{1,2 1}Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Centro de Pesquisa Experimental Laboratório de Hepatologia e Gastroenterologia Experimental, ²Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil This paper presents a technique for collection of blood from the dorsal aorta of Zebrafish. It also provides instructions for obtaining serum for use in biochemical analyses, such as tests for determining cholesterol and triglyceride levels.