Laboratory Animals > Volume 18, Number 1 > Pp. 52-54

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A simple technique for blood collection in the opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

D. M. Moore

Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Rm. 1.122, Houston, Texas 77025, USA

The left and right brachiocephalic veins were used for rapid collection of 5-10 ml blood samples in adult opossums. These vessels were also used to collect 0·5-1 ml blood samples in 120-day-old opossums. The animals were anaesthetized with 30 mg/kg of ketamine hydrochloride given intramuscularly prior to blood collection.

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