The question then becomes whether using this method is the most appropriate way to accomplish the sampling. Having worked with wild mice in the past, I can confirm that they become very agitated with ...

A previous study showed that blood sampling either automatically, through a catheter, or by puncture of the tail vein is less stressful than facial vein phlebotomy in mice. We decided to investigate ...

Blood sampling in rodents is common practice in scientific studies. Some of the refined methods widely used are the puncture of the saphenous vein or tail vein, or even tail docking. The handling ...