Cardiac puncture in the mouse through the anterior thoracic aperture.
The puncture is performed during ether anaesthesia and will usually give 0.6-0.8 ml within 10-15 s. Blood volumes up to 1 ml have frequently been obtained from adult mice with this method.
D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D006321:Heart; D051379:Mice / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000097:blood; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology*