A simple technique for blood collection in the opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
The left and right brachiocephalic veins were used for rapid collection of 5-10 ml blood samples in adult opossums. These vessels were also used to collect 0.5-1 ml blood samples in 120-day-old opossums. The animals were anaesthetized with 30 mg/kg of ketamine hydrochloride given intramuscularly prior to blood collection.
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Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 77025, USA.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007649:Ketamine; D008297:Male; D009893:Opossums / Q000097:blood*; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply; D014680:Veins
D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine