Blinded brushing technique as a novel method to inflict injury on rabbit tracheal airway epithelium structure

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 3772-3775

  Latahir, Ahmad Z ^a   Yahaya, Badrul H ^a  

^a ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blinded brushing technique; Cellular response; Inflicted injury; Length of injury; Trachea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874579429     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2012.3772.3775     Document Type: Article

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