Protocol for heparin dilution with toad blood?

23 October 2018 0 7K Report

I need to add heparin to toad blood in the field for posterior biochemical analyses. Is there a standard anuran protocol for this? Is there an ideal concentration or volume of heparin per unit volume of blood?

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