How do you collect hemolymph from a crayfish? Does anyone have a good reference for the technique?

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Adam B Shapiro

I found this paper that has a method for obtaining crayfish hemolymph.

http://www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kmae/pdf/2003/02/kmae2003370p185.pdf

Rachelle M Belanger

Thanks very much!

Delano Dias Schleder

Hi Rachelle,

Search for the papers of Kenneth Söderhäll, there are plenty of them describing hor they collect hemolimph of crayfish.

ok, I will. Thanks Delano!