A microvolumetric blood counter/sampler for metabolic PET studies in small animals

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4 PART 2, 1998, Pages 2195-2199

  Lapointe, D ^a   Cadorette, J ^a   Rodrigue, S ^a   Rouleau, D ^a   Lecomte, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CATHETERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLITES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

MICROVOLUMETRIC BLOOD COUNTER/SAMPLERS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032141299     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.708343     Document Type: Article

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