The principal veins in the superficial system are the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV). The GSV runs from the medial ankle to the groin, joining the common femoral ...

"If we only need a small amount of blood and want to avoid disturbing our small rodent patients we usually draw a sample from the saphenous vein. I think, this is the least distressing approach for ...

The saphenous (interfemoral) vein is found in the uropatagium (tail ... Some bat species weigh less than 100 g, and in many cases, only a small sample is obtained. Hence, we prefer to use blood ...

The importance of accurate placement of the posteromedial incision line to avoid saphenous nerve injury is highlighted. Compartment syndrome refers to muscle ischaemia following small vessel occlusion ...

Most techniques (except saphenous vein and tail blood vessel puncture ... tube becomes an important dilution factor if only a small amount of blood is collected. Liquid EDTA should be buffered ...