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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.

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Various regulatory agencies and guidelines have restricted the use of animals and the techniques used for blood collection in laboratory animals. Permission of the Institute Animal Ethics Committee has been obtained for the use of animals for demonstrating the techniques.

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This article deals with the approved blood collection techniques for laboratory animals like rodents, lagomorphs and nonrodents.

Dr Parasuraman Subramani
AIMST

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This page is a summary of: Blood sample collection in small laboratory animals, Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, January 2010, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500x.72350.
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