Eugenol for anesthesia of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis)

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Guénette, Sarah A ^a   Hélie, Pierre ^a   Beaudry, Francis ^a   Vachon, Pascal ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Eugenol; Frogs; Surgery; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 34247217160     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2006.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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