Tail vein sampling is suitable for a small volume of blood (less than 0.2 ml) by puncture (with a needle or lance) of the tail vein. It is suitable for all strains but is more difficult in black or pigmented mice.

To verify the correct genetically altered rodents are produced, it is often necessary to sample tissue for DNA analysis. Commonly, the tip of the tail is sampled for this purpose. The section of the tail …

Obtaining tissue from a mouse for DNA analysis via tail clip/biopsy is an option when larger quantities of DNA are needed. This is a safe, effective, and humane procedure that causes only minimal or …

esics or anesthesia must be used when performing tail tip bio y on mice >21 days of age. Consult with a LARC veterinarian regarding analgesic The mouse is gently restrained by the scruff and the tail is …

For any ± > 0, we want to answer the following questions about how much deviation of the expected value occurs so that we can find a bound on the tail probability.

As the tail-` 1-minimization process compresses both squares to the origin and reconstructs the sparse solution x ̄, the tail-` 2-minimization also compresses the circle in between to the same point and …

Describes procedures for the collection of small blood samples from the tail vein (common vascular access route that requires no anesthesia) as a survival procedure in the mouse.