Techniques for blood collection from the rat include ... to dilate and is analogous to 'holding off' a forelimb cephalic vein in a dog or cat. The tail vein can be punctured ∼3 cm from the ...

Knowledge of proper blood sampling ... to reduce sample collection time, syringes should be prepared with heparin in advance 7. Venipuncture of the cephalic and saphenous veins without anesthesia ...