Distribution of new methylene blue injected into the dorsolumbar epidural space in cows

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 140-145

  Lee, Inhyung ^a   Soehartono, Raden Harry ^a   Yamagishi, Norio ^a   Taguchi, Kiyoshi ^a   Yamada, Haruo ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine lumbar vertebrae; Epidural; New methylene blue

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347704694     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2987.2001.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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