title: Blood vessels of the rat tail: a histological re-examination with respect to blood vessel puncture methods.
abstract: The rat tail vascularization is histologically re-examined especially with respect to blood sampling and vascular-injection methods. The terminal third of the tail is recommended for blood vessel puncturing. In this segment, the arteries and veins are most prominent, since the structures of the musculo-skeletal system diminish towards the tip of the tail. In addition to the commonly-known blood vessels (one ventral artery, two lateral veins), there is a dorsal vein in the rat tail that is well suited for puncture and cannulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany. carsten.staszyk@tiho-hannover.de
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Staszyk
authors.forename: Willa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bohnet
authors.forename: Hagen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gasse
authors.forename: Hansjoachim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hackbarth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013623:Tail / Q000098:blood supply*