Hydrophobic sand is a viable method of urine collection from the rat for extracellular vesicle biomarker analysis

Previously we have shown in rats a new method of urine collection, hydrophobic sand, to be an acceptable alternate in place of the traditional method using metabolic cages. Hydrophobic sand is non-toxic, induces similar or lower levels of stress in the rat, and does not contaminate clinical urine ma...

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Main Authors: Jessica F. Hoffman, Ivan J. Vechetti, Jr, Alexander P. Alimov, John F. Kalinich, John J. McCarthy, Charlotte A. Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426919300382