Blood sample collection in small laboratory animals
Parasuraman S1★, Raveendran R1, Kesavan R1★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of the Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
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Parasuraman S
Department of the Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Volume 1, Issue 2 · pp. 87–88 · PUBLISHED 2010 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.72350
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Collection of blood from small laboratory animals is necessary for a wide range of scientific research and there are a number of efficient methods available for that. It is important that blood sample collection from experimental animals should be least stressful because stress will affect the outcome of the study. Various regulatory agencies and guidelines have restricted the use of animals and the techniques used for blood collection in laboratory animals. This article deals with the approved blood collection techniques for laboratory animals like rodents, lagomorphs and nonrodents. Permission of the Institute Animal Ethics Committee has been obtained for the use of animals for demonstrating the techniques.
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S, P., R, R., & R, K. (2010). Blood sample collection in small laboratory animals. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 1(2), 87–88. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.72350