Blood collection from the facial (Maxillary)/Musculo-cutaneous vein in true frogs (family ranidae)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 176-180

  Forzán, María J ^a   Vanderstichel, Raphaël V ^a   Ogbuah, Christopher T ^b   Barta, John R ^c   Smith, Todd G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood collection; Facial vein; Frogs; Maxillary vein; Musculo cutaneous vein; Sampling; Technique; Toads

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RANIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84856035223     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.176     Document Type: Review

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