Novel, Fast Method for Ear Vein Catheterization in Young Pigs

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 76-77

  Freriksen, Astrid ^a   Van Den Hemel Grooten, Henriëtte N A ^a   Eisen, Roel ^a   Fennema, Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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