Dual Tail Catheters for Infusion and Sampling in Rats as an Efficient Platform for Metabolic Experiments
ZengKui Guo PhD
& Lianzhen Zhou Ph Lic
The authors are affiliated with the Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905.
Correspondence should be addressed to ZengKui Guo PhD Please send reprint requests to Guo, 5-194 Joseph, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, or
The authors present a technique for establishing a virtually stress-free dual-catheter system in rats, allowing researchers to conduct extended, complex experimental procedures involving the simultaneous infusion of multiple compounds and frequent collection of blood samples.
