In Situ collection of intestinal lymph in the non-restrained rat

Abstract

A technique for collection of intestinal lymph in non-restrained rats has been developed. The lymph is continuously collected in a tube attached to the abdomen of the rat. This technique allows the rat to move about .freely in the cage during lymph collection and is therefore both more physiological and more humane than the Bellman cage system of near-total restraint.