Technical Information
Needle Sizes and Recommended Injection Volumes* |
| Species |
Intravenous |
Intraperitoneal |
Intramuscularly |
Subcutaneous |
| Mouse |
Lateral tail vein, 0.2 ml, < 25 gauge |
2-3 ml, < 21 gauge |
Quadriceps/posterior thigh, 0.05 ml,< 23 gauge |
Scruff, 2-3 ml, < 20 gauge |
| Rat |
Lateral tail vein, 0.5 ml, < 23 gauge |
5-1 0 ml, < 21 gauge |
Quadriceps/ posterior thigh, 0.3 ml, < 21 gauge |
Scruff, back, 5-1 0 ml, <20 gauge |
| Hamster |
Femoral or jugular vein (cut down), 0.3 ml, < 25 gauge |
3-4 ml, <21 gauge posterior |
Quadriceps/ posterior thigh, 0.1 ml, < 21 gauge |
Scruff, 3-4 ml,< 20 gauge |
| Guinea pig |
Ear vein, saphenous vein, 0.5 ml, < 23 gauge |
10-15 ml, < 21 gauge |
Quadriceps/ posterior thigh, 0.3 ml, < 21 gauge |
Scruff, back 5-10 ml, < 20 gauge |
| Rabbit |
Marginal ear vein, 1-5 ml (slowly), < 21 gauge |
50-100 ml, < 20 gauge |
Quadriceps/ posterior thigh, lumbar muscles, 0.5-1 ml,<20 gauge |
Scruff, flank 30-50 ml, < 20 gauge |
'Modified from Flecknell, P.A. Laboratory Animal Anesthesia, an introduction for Research workers and Technicians, Academic,Press, Orlando, Florida,1987.
From theTraining ManualSeries. Vol. 2, Laboratory Animal Technician. 1990 ed.AALAS.
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