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      • Mouse Continuous Infusion
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      • Mouse Two Channel Infusion
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      • Rat Intermittent Infusion and Blood Sampling
      • Rat Continuous Infusion Plus Blood Sampling
      • Rat IV Bolus
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      • Rat GLP Infusion Toxicology Studies
      • Large Animal Continuous Ambulatory Infusion
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      • Rat Automated Blood Sampling plus Infusion
    • Glucose Clamp
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      • Rat
    • Bile Sampling
      • Mouse Bile Sampling
      • Rat Bile Sampling, No Salt Replacement
      • Rat Bile Sampling with Replacement Salt
      • Rat Bile Sampling plus Blood Sampling
      • Rat Bile Sampling With Replacement Salts and Blood Sampling
      • Rat Bile Sampling, Blood Sampling, and Infusion
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      • Catheter Maintenance Kits
      • Flush and Lock Accessories
    • Catheters
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      • Rat Intrathecal
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      • Rat Femoral Artery
      • Rat Carotid Artery
      • Rat Portal
      • Rat Gastric
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    • Buttons & Tethers
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        • One Channel Mouse Mesh Buttons
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        • One Channel Rat Buttons
        • Two Channel Rat Buttons
        • Three Channel Rat Buttons
        • Four Channel Rat Buttons
        • Two Channel Pig Buttons
      • Vascular Access Harnesses
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      • Tethers and Spring
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        • Replacement Tether Spring
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        • Five Channel
        • Plastic
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      • Swivel Mounts
        • Snap-in Spring Swivel Mount
        • Single-Axis Counter-Balanced Swivel Mounts
        • Multi-Axis Counter-Balanced Swivel Mounts
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    • Tubing, PinPorts™ & Connectors
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        • Replacement Injectors
        • Rodent Middle Ear
        • Capillary Blood Collection Tubes
      • Tubing
        • Co-Extruded PE/PVC Tubing
        • Polyethylene
        • Intravascular PU Tubing
        • External PU Tubing
        • Silicone (Silastic) Tubing
        • External Silicone Tubing
        • Luer Extension Sets
      • Connectors
        • Luer Stubs (Blunt Needles)
        • Couplers and Plugs
        • Y and X Connectors
        • Rymed
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      • Instech Syringe Pumps
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        • OrchesTA Model 500 Ambulatory Pump
        • OrchesTA Infusion Automation Software
      • Harvard Apparatus Syringe Pumps
        • 11 ELITE
        • PHD ULTRA SERIES
        • PHD 2000 series
    • Automated Blood Sampler
      • ABS2 Sampler
      • ABS Rack System
      • Collection Tubes
      • Greiner MiniCollect Tubes
      • ABS for PET Imaging Studies
    • Rodent Dose Puller
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