A method is described for collecting intermittent samples of adrenal venous blood. This method is applicable to rats, dogs, cats and other laboratory animals. It has the advantage of involving no manipulation, tension or interference with adrenal hemodynamics during periods of collection or when the adrenal effluent is being returned to the animal through a cannula placed in an ipsilateral abdominal vein.
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Schapiro et al. (1958) studied this question.