The authors have developed a new method for administering intraperitoneal injections in mice, with the goal of causing less stress during handling and injection. Here, they compare their novel ...

Pharmacological agents are commonly administered to mice through multiple intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections. The i.p. route of administration is usually considered safe, but questions of animal ...

Bone growth occurs through the proliferation of specialized cells of the cartilage tissue, known as chondrocytes, on either ...

Bone growth occurs through the proliferation of specialized cells of the cartilage tissue, known as chondrocytes, on either ...

For example, IP injection of cisplatin-loaded polymeric ... Lymphatic duct openings (stomata) on a mouse subdiaphragm surface show a diameter of between 3 and 4 µm (Figure 3), which explains ...

These results show that intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital for euthanasia in mice did not result in increased behavioral signs of pain, and animals lose consciousness more rapidly than ...

Neonatal mice frequently respond differently to euthanasia agents when compared with adults. The AVMA's Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals includes intraperitoneal injection of ethanol as ...

The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of ...