Validation of a refined technique for taking repeated blood samples from juvenile and adult mice

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 316-319

  Sadler, Annelisa M ^a   Bailey, Sarah J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding techniques; Corticosterone; Rodents; Stress; Tail vein

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

BLEEDING TECHNIQUES; CORTICOSTERONE; RODENTS; STRESS; TAIL VEIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 84890241485     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0023677213494366     Document Type: Article

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