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ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2013

Local cryoanalgesia is effective for tail-tip biopsy in mice.

Nadine Matthias, Mary A Robinson, Robyn Crook, Cynthia R Lockworth, Bradford S Goodwin

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Article in Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Adverse effects of vapocoolant and topical anesthesia for tail biopsy of preweanling mice.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2015
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  4. Behavioral and activity assessment of laboratory mice (Mus musculus) after tail biopsy under isoflurane anesthesia.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2011
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nadine MatthiasCenter for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA. Nadine.Matthias@uth.tmc.edu
Mary A Robinson
Robyn Crook
Cynthia R Lockworth
Bradford S Goodwin
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tail-tip biopsy for genotyping of genetically modified mice older than 21 d typically is performed by using isoflurane anesthesia. Isoflurane-induced changes in behavior and metabolism can result in unexpected complications and death. We investigated whether cryoanalgesia by using ethylene chloride spray would be an effective local anesthetic for tail-tip biopsies in mice. C57BL/6J mice were allocated randomly into 4 groups (n = 10 each) to receive isoflurane anesthesia with tail biopsy, ethylene chloride spray on the tip of the tail before biopsy, ethylene chloride spray without biopsy, or no treatment. Blood glucose was measured periodically in both groups undergoing tail biopsy, and the tail-pinch assay was performed in all mice that received ethylene chloride spray. Body weight, water, and food intake were measured daily for 2 wk. In both groups undergoing tail biopsy, blood glucose levels at 15 min were significantly higher than those after 2 min. This elevation was greater and more prolonged after 30 min in mice that received isoflurane compared with ethylene chloride spray. Tail-pinch latency at 20 min was greater than that after 2 min in all mice that received ethylene chloride spray. All mice gained weight, and there was no difference in food and water intake among groups. We conclude that ethylene chloride spray is an effective local anesthetic and a valuable alternative to isoflurane.

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Mice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsBiopsyCryoanesthesiaFemaleGenotypeIsofluraneMaleMiceRandom AllocationTailVinyl ChlorideIsofluraneVinyl Chloride

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PMID23562100
PMCPMC3624785
OpenAlexW27203794

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