This column describes techniques for sample collection from the ventral coccygeal vein and the ventral abdominal vein. The ventral coccygeal vein is the most convenient blood collection site with ...

Techniques for blood collection from the rat include puncture of the heart, retro-orbital plexus, jugular vein, saphenous vein, tail blood vessels, carotid artery, abdominal aorta, and vena cava.