Surgical Techniques for Catheter Placement and 5/6 Nephrectomy in Murine Models of Peritoneal DialysisGuadalupe Tirma González-Mateo 1,2, Lucía Pascual-Antón 1, Pilar Sandoval 1, Abelardo Aguilera Peralta 3, Manuel López-Cabrera 1
1Molecular Biology Research Centre Severo Ochoa, Spanish National Research Council, 2IdiPAZ Research Institute, La Paz University Hospital, 3Princesa Research Institute, La Princesa University Hospital
This article shows the method for the surgical placement in mice of an intraperitoneal catheter attached to an access port that is positioned at the back of the animal. Moreover, it explains the procedure for a 5/6 nephrectomy to resemble the uremic state of PD patients.