UCSF Animal Care & Use Program - Standard Procedures & Guidelines

IACUC/LARC STANDARD PROCEDURES	Immunology Diabetes Induction Glucose Monitoring of Blood in Mice Brdu Treatment in Mice Adoptive Lymphocyte Transfer in Mice Immunizations to Determine Immune Status and Antibody Isotype Production in Mice Production of Hematopoietic Chimeras Islet Transplantation under the Kidney Capsule in Mice Skin Transplantation in Mice Glucose Monitoring of Urine in Rats and Mice Short-Term In Vivo Lymphocyte Homing in Mice Thioglycollate Induction of Activated Macrophages and Granulocytes in Mice Rodent Surgical Procedures Gonadectomy in Rats and Mice Implantation of Osmotic Pumps Production of Genetically Modified (transgenic, knock-out, knock-in) Mice Renal Capsule Grafting in Rats and Mice (NIH web site) Common Rodent Procedures Body Condition Scoring (BCS) of Mice Oral Gavage In Mice Production of Subcutaneous Tumors in Rats and Mice Rodent Identification Sub-mandibular Blood Collection in Mice (preferred technique) Retro-orbital Blood Collection Tissue Collection for Genotyping Vascular Perfusion with Fixatives for Tissue Collection Antibody Production Imaging Rodent SPECT/PET Imaging Collection of Xenopus Oocytes
GUIDELINES: Anesthesia & Surgery	Survival Surgery - Large Animals Survival Surgery - Rodents Aseptic Procedures for Rodent Survival Surgery Anesthesia Aseptic Surgery Post-Procedural (post-surgical) Analgesia in Research Animals
GUIDELINES: Euthanasia	Euthanasia Guidelines for Non-Rodent Species Euthanasia Guidelines for Rodents AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (formerly Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia)
GUIDELINES: Restraint	Restraint
GUIDELINES: Tissue Sharing	Tissue Sharing Program
GUIDELINES: Other	Maintaining Non-USDA Species Procedure/Surgery Areas Maintaining USDA Species Procedure/Surgery Areas Monitoring Phenotypes in Genetically Modified Mice Use of Expired Medical Materials or Devices in Acute Terminal Guidelines on Reconstituting Non-Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs (NMBD) Animal Transportation Purchasing Animals Guidelines for Users of Pregnant Sheep Procedures in Animals Used in Research or Instruction Transferring Protocols When Leaving UCSF Good Laboratory Practices Campus Administrative Policies

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