Blood Collection

Volume

• As a rule, up to 1% of the body weight may be collected every 2 weeks.
• Exceeding this guideline may result in a physiologic compensatory response that may increase experimental variability.

Sites for blood collection in the Mouse

ARP personnel are available to provide training and discuss the advantages and disadvantages for each blood collection technique.

• Retro-orbital sinus
• Cardiac puncture
• Central tail artery
• Saphenous vein
• Axillary bleed

Sites for blood collection in the Rat

ARP personnel are available to provide training and discuss the advantages and disadvantages for each blood collection technique.

• Retro-orbital plexus
• Cardiac puncture
• Lateral tail vein
• Ventral tail artery
• Jugular vein