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Blood sample collection in lizards

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Blood sample collection in lizards is an important technique. This column describes techniques for sample collection from the ventral coccygeal vein and the ventral abdominal vein.

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Figure 1: Ventral approach to the coccygeal vein.
Figure 2: Lateral approach to the coccygeal vein.
Figure 3: VAV venipuncture.

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Brown, C. Blood sample collection in lizards. Lab Anim 36, 23–24 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0907-23

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