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An improvement on the Bollman method of restraining and collecting thoracic duct lymph from the rat. 1988

D J Reich, and S E Keller

Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY 10029.

A method of obtaining rat thoracic duct lymphocytes is described, including a review of the surgical technique, with several modifications, and including an outline of a newly designed rat restrainer that helps to triple thoracic duct output compared to the Bollman restrainer. The new restrainer allows the rat increased mobility but protects the thoracic duct cannula. Unanesthetized 200 g rats yielded 80 ml/day thoracic duct lymph containing 4.2 x 10(4) lymphocytes/ml.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007103	Immobilization	The restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.	Hypokinesia, Experimental,Experimental Hypokinesia,Experimental Hypokinesias,Hypokinesias, Experimental
D008196	Lymph	The interstitial fluid that is in the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.	Lymphs
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D012149	Restraint, Physical	Use of a device for the purpose of controlling movement of all or part of the body. Splinting and casting are FRACTURE FIXATION.	Immobilization, Physical,Physical Restraint,Physical Immobilization,Physical Restraints,Restraints, Physical
D002404	Catheterization	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.	Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013897	Thoracic Duct	The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.	Cisterna Chyli,Chyli, Cisterna,Chylus, Cisterna,Cisterna Chylus,Duct, Thoracic,Ducts, Thoracic,Thoracic Ducts
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus