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Repeated Blood Collection from Tail Vein of Non-Anesthetized Rats with a Vacuum Blood Collection System
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Repeated Blood Collection from Tail Vein of Non-Anesthetized Rats with a Vacuum Blood Collection System
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05:12 min

December 10, 2017

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  • 00:00Title
  • 01:00Preparation
  • 01:30Blood Sampling
  • 03:02Blood Sample Processing
  • 03:44Results
  • 04:24Conclusion

Summary

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Here, we describe a simple tail vein blood sampling method in non-anesthetized rats using a vacuum extraction tube system. This method reduces the risk of direct exposure to blood and simplifies taking multiple samples from a single venipuncture.

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