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Use of food wafers for multiple daily oral treatments in young rats.

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Many laboratory studies require oral administration of drugs. Dietary administration in food or water is useful, but is not always the best method. Orogastric gavage can be stressful. Here, we describe in detail a relatively stress-free technique that can be applied to multiple daily administrations using a palatable food item. This method was successfully used to administer water or methylphenidate 3 times daily to young pair-housed adolescent rats.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Sherry A Ferguson, Sherin Y Boctor

Institutions: National Center for Toxicological Research, United States Food and Drug Administration

Language: English

Topic: Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia

Subfield: Small Animals

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W113165476

FWCI: 2.091

Cites: 2

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10