Obtención de sangre por punción mandibular en el ratónNuestra experiencia
- Marina Peña Penabad
- María Ángeles Ríos Granja
- Isabel Díez
- María José Cano Rábano
- María Belén García Rodríguez
- J. Del Ángel
- Carlos César Pérez García
ISSN: 1139-8264
Year of publication: 2008
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-7
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista española de investigaciones quirúrgicas
Abstract
Many experimental protocols require blood collection in the mouse. Mandibular puncture has been employed since a few years ago to obtain blood in this species. It has been described as a simple and little-invasive procedure based on a blind punction at the level of the jaw angle. Nevertheless, there are some detractors of this technique because of the precision and skills which are necessary to perform it properly and to the proximity of some vulnerable structures (such as the parotid gland and the parotid duct) to the injection site. In this paper we make a detailed description of the method and we discuss on our experience with it.