Development of a head-out plethysmograph system for non-human primates in an Animal Biosafety Level 3 facility

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-102

  Obot Akata, Chrys J ^a   Blair, Lee F ^a   Barr, Edward B ^a   Storch, Steven ^a   Vigil, Gilbert ^a   Campen, Matthew J ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABSL3 plethysmograph system; Cynomolgus and rhesus macaques; Frequency; GLP; Method; Minute volume; Select agents; Tidal volume

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART OUTPUT; LUNG CAPACITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIMATE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RHESUS MONKEY; TECHNIQUE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33845967070     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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