A comparison of the effectiveness of recommended doses of MS-222 (tricaine methanesulfonate) and Orajel® (benzocaine) for amphibian anesthesia

Herpetological Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-66

  Cecala, Kristen K ^a   Price, Steven J ^a   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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AMPHIBIA;

EID: 34247223224     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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