Healing of abdominal incisions in sea lamprey larvae: A comparison of three wound-closure techniques

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 616-626

  Lowartz, S M ^a   Holmberg, D L ^b   Ferguson, H W ^b   Beamish, F W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyanoacrylate; Lamprey larvae; Suture patterns; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033104645     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0896     Document Type: Article

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