Bleeding of pulmonate snails.
A technique for removing blood (haemolymph) by syringe from African land snails (Achatina spp.) is described. The method avoids the need for shell perforation or incision of soft tissues and appears to have few adverse effects on the snail.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Cooper
D000818:Animals; D006458:Hemolymph; D012908:Snails; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*