Craniad migration of differing doses of new methylene blue injected into the epidural space after death of calves and juvenile pigs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 786-790

  Lopez, Mandi J ^a   Johnson, Rebecca ^a   Hendrickson, Dean A ^a,b   Kruse Elliott, Kris T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

COLORING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLENE BLUE; NEW METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COLORING AGENTS; EPIDURAL SPACE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; METHYLENE BLUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 0031179962     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.1997.58.07.786     Document Type: Article

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