Creation of a contusion injury in rabbit skeletal muscle using a drop-mass technique

This study reports our experience in developing a simple, minor injury. After reviewing the literature, a ‘drop-mass’ method was selected where a 201 g, elongated oval-shaped weight was dropped up to 15 times through a 1 m tube onto the left vastus lateralis of New Zealand white rabbits. To determin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Margaret N. Deane, Michael Gregory, Maurice Mars, Linda Bester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/957