Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 378-381.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2016.05.011

Special Issue: 实验动物设施设备

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An Introduction of Application of a Simple “X” Shaped Immobilization for Rats

GAO Yuan1, LIU Ding-long2, XU Ping1, HU Li1, ZHANG Wei-bo1, WEN Pei-tong1   

  1. 1. Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina College, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China;
    2. Centre of Traditional Medicine of Diagnosis and Treatment, Gansu Provincial Hospital Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Received:2016-06-21 Online:2016-10-25 Published:2016-10-25

Abstract: Objective To introduce a simple and convenient method for relative long time immobilization for rats. This method can meet the requirements of acupuncture or electroacupuncture experiments on the rats. Methods Imitating the external immobilization for clavicular fracture in orthopedics, the rats were immobilized with two strips of cotton threads about 110~120 cm long, one roll of scotch tape about 6 cm wide and one strip of silk ribbon about 20 cm long and 1cm wide by “X” shaped immobilization. Result The rats are immobilized effectively within a short time and the efficiency of the experiment is improved greatly by means of “X” shaped immobilization. Conclusion The simple, economical, effective and relatively safe method for immobilization the rats, “X” shaped immobilization is helpful to retain needle with the longer time and worth of popularizing.

Key words: Rats, "X"shaped immobilization, Acupuncture

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