Thermostatic animal platform for intravital microscopy of thin tissues

Microvascular Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-217

  Golub, Aleksander S ^a   Pittman, Roland N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio microscopy; Microcirculation; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTROL SYSTEM; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HEATING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; WARMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242509910     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2862(03)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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