Targeting the Rat's Small Bowel: Long-Term Infusion into the Superior Mesenteric ArteryAlessandro Borrello 1, Amedea Luciana Agnes 1, Eleonora Pellegrino 1, Sabina Magalini 1, Daniele Gui 1
1Department of Emergency Surgery, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore
Access for long-term infusion in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) of rats is a surgical procedure that consists of cannulation of a proximal branch of the SMA. The cannula exits from the abdominal wound and is tunneled through the subcutaneous space back to the interscapular fold.