One technique, two approaches, and results: Thoracic duct cannulation in small laboratory animals

Microsurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Ionac, Mihai ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL HOST; FEMALE; LUNG LYMPH; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES COMPARISON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC DUCT; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; LYMPH; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0037827199     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.10136     Document Type: Article

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