Anesthesia of Biomphalaria spp. (Mollusca, Gastropoda): Sodium Pentobarbital is the Drug of Choice

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 391-392

  Martins Sousa, R L ^a   Negrao Correa D ^a   Bezerra, F S M ^b   Coelho, P M Z ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa de Misericordia de Goiania   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Biomphalaria; Mollusc inoculation; Sodium pentobarbital

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; DRUG EFFECT;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; PENTOBARBITAL;

EID: 0035316512     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000300019     Document Type: Article

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