Thoracic massage permits use of echocardiography in unanesthetized rats.

Author Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

6-1-2003

Abstract

PURPOSE: The objective of the study reported here was to investigate whether massage-like stroking of the thorax and cranial portion of the abdomen might relax unanesthetized rats sufficiently to permit in vivo echocardiography. METHODS: Nine-month-old sp

Publication ISSN

1532-0820

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