Safety assessment of multiple repeated percutaneous punctures for the collection of cerebrospinal fluid in rats

The objective of this study was to examine the safety of multiple repeated percutaneous punctures of cisterna magna for collecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and preliminarily determine the optimal time interval and volume at each collection. Sixty Wistar rats were randomly assigned to six groups: 10...

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Main Authors: Dongxue Wang, Ying Zhao, Yang Yang, Hailong Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v54n6/1414-431X-bjmbr-54-6-e10032.pdf