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Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci. 1999 Jul;38(4):16-19.

A Modified Cage to Minimize Catheter Contamination in the Chronically Catheterized Baboon.

Contemporary topics in laboratory animal science

Lisa C. Halliday, Jeffrey D. Fortman, Mary C. Nelson, Amelia M. Bartholomew, Ronald Hoffman, B. Taylor Bennett

Affiliations

  1. Biologic Resources Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1840 W. Taylor St. (M/C 533), Chicago, Illinois 60612.

PMID: 12086422

Abstract

Here we describe modifications made to an 8 sq. ft. aluminum baboon cage to allow removal of a chronically cannulated baboon from the cage without disconnecting the catheter connections. The novel system minimizes potential contamination of the intravenous catheters in an immunosuppressed baboon model and permits removal of the animal for cage changes and transport to a distant facility for experimental manipulation.

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