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A note on the use of indwelling catheters in conscious adult pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. M. Anderson
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB 2 9 SB
F. W. H. Elsley
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB 2 9 SB

Summary

A method of establishing indwelling catheters in the jugular vein and carotid artery of the pig by way of the blood vessels of the ears is described. The methods used to maintain these catheters patent for long periods are also detailed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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