title: Intravenous injection of unanesthetized hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
abstract: A rubber band tourniquet was applied to the proximal portion of the foreleg of unanesthetized male and female golden hamsters followed by intravenous injection in the cephalic vein using a 25 gauge needle. Volumes up to 0.3 ml could be injected easily.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000098:blood supply; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D014680:Veins