Simple, rapid, and effective method of producing aortocaval shunts in the rat

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 430-432

  Garcia, Raul ^a   Diebold, Suzanne ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortocaval shunt; Cardiac hypertrophy; Heart failure; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CARDIOMEGALY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 85047676023     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/24.5.430     Document Type: Review

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