Laboratory Animal Sciences Program
Center for Cancer Research NCI-Frederick
  
 

Guidelines for Maximal Injection Volumes (in milliliters)


Species  Subcutaneous  Intramuscular  Intraperitoneal  Intradermal 
Mouse  2-3  0.05 2-3 0.05
Rat  5-10 0.3 5-10 0.05
Hamster  3-4 0.1 3-4 0.05
Rabbit  30-50 0.5-1.0 50-100 0.1*

*0.05 ml with adjuvant.

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