The Journal of Physiological Sciences
Online ISSN : 1880-6562
Print ISSN : 1880-6546
ISSN-L : 1880-6546

This article has now been updated. Please use the final version.

A Home-Made Low-Cost Hydraulic Swivel and Catheter Assembly for Blood Pressure Recording and Drug Infusion in Freely Moving Mice
Meng-Li TsaiJian-Jia HuangLi-Min ChouChien-Chang Chen
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: TN005508

Details
Abstract
We constructed a chassis which tightly fixes catheters for cannulation to the muscle. It can buffer pulling forces to avoid mechanical tearing of the skin of mice due to movement. A simple hydraulic swivel was also made for blood pressure recording and drug infusion in freely moving mice.
Content from these authors
© 2008 by The Physiological Society of Japan
feedback
Top