An Affordable Intraperitoneal Injection Setup for Juvenile and Adult Zebrafish

Zebrafish. 2017 Feb;14(1):77-79. doi: 10.1089/zeb.2016.1322. Epub 2016 Nov 14.

Abstract

Intraperitoneal (IP) injections are an effective and reproducible route of drug administration. However, current IP equipment can be either costly, inaccurate, or unsafe for zebrafish. We describe a simple, low-cost IP setup, which can be easily assembled from inexpensive and readily available parts, and which provides a safe, reproducible, and accurate IP-injection method for experimenters.

Keywords: injection setup; intraperitoneal; zebrafish.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal*
  • Equipment Design
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal / economics
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal / instrumentation
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal / methods
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal / veterinary*
  • Zebrafish / growth & development*