Evaluation and refinement of euthanasia methods for Xenopus laevis

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-516

  Torreilles, Stéphanie L ^a   McClure, Diane E ^a   Green, Sherril L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANBESOL; BENZOCAINE; BEUTHANASIA; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TRICAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SOLUTION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GEL; HEART DEATH; IMMERSION; INJECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACOELOMIC DRUG ADMINSTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINOBENZOIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BENZOCAINE; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 70350049951     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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