Plasma exchange technique in the unheparinized, unanaesthetized rat
Open Access
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Laboratory Animals
- Vol. 22 (4) , 293-296
- https://doi.org/10.1258/002367788780746160
Abstract
An inexpensive and convenient plasma exchange technique has been developed in the rat, which avoids heparin and membrane plasmapheresis technology. The use of a reliable venous vascular access on unanaesthetized, briefly restrained animals is described.Keywords
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