Oral Gavage
Having the right tools for the job can make all the difference, and oral gavage is no different. Available in a variety sizes and materials, we have feeding tubes for rodents from newborn mice to the largest rats.
- Mouse oral gavage
- Rat oral gavage
- Rat capsule dosing
- Guinea pig, rabbit, and large rodent oral gavage
Drug Infusion
Continuous intravenous infusion is the most common application for our components. Take advantage of reusable or disposable equipment and a range of catheters and connection options for mice, rats and large animals.
- Intermittent mouse IV dosing
- Continuous mouse infusion
- Intermittent rat IV dosing
- Continuous rat infusion
- Continuous rat infusion plus blood sampling
- GLP infusion toxicology studies
- Large animal continuous ambulatory infusion
IV Self-Administration
Compatible with a range of operant behavior systems for addiction studies, these systems use a lever press or nose poke to trigger a syringe pump to deliver an IV dose.
- Mouse IV self-administration
- Rat IV self-administration (one compound)
- Rat IV self-administration (two compounds)
Blood Sampling
We offer a number of options for blood sampling from catheterized rats and mice, from direct manual to hands-off automated sampling, all without the stress of typical acute methods.
- Manual sampling from catheter
- Manual sampling from outside the cage
- Automated blood sampling
- Simultaneous sampling and infusion
More Applications
Glucose Clamping
Multiple syringe pumps push glucose, insulin, drugs, tracers and other fluids into a venous catheter while blood samples are taken from an arterial catheter. All while the animal is free to move about its cage.
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Bile Sampling
The extracorporeal loop in our Vascular Access Buttons™ is the foundation of these elegant systems that will help you maximize the data you retrieve from your research animals.
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Microdialysis
This system makes it possible to use microdialysis probes with freely moving rats and mice. The heart of the system is Instech's two channel microdialysis swivel, which has quartz-lined center and side channels to minimize dead volume and prevent neurotransmitter oxidation.
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