An improved technique for oral administration of solutions of test substances to experimental rats using Mediflon/Medicut intravenous cannula

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 960-964

  Ejebe, D E ^a   Siminialayi, I M ^b   Emudainohwo, J O T ^a   Ovuakporaye, S I ^a   Ojieh, A E ^a   Akonoghrere, R ^a   Odokuma, I E ^a   Ahatty, G C ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mediflon medicut intravenous cannula; Oral administration

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; RAT; SYRINGE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 66749126618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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