A method for increasing the viability of the external portion of lumbar catheters placed in the spinal subarachnoid space of rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-86

  Milligan, Erin D ^a   Hinde, Justin L ^a   Mehmert, Kristin K ^a   Maier, Steven F ^a   Watkins, Linda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic catheterization; Intrathecal; Lumbosacral; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0032771125     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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