Long-Term Safety of Intraperitoneal Radio Transmitter Implants in Brown Bears (Ursus arctos)

Long-Term Safety of Intraperitoneal Radio Transmitter Implants in Brown Bears (Ursus arctos)

Intraperitoneal radio transmitters have been widely used in free-ranging wild mammals, but there are no long-term studies on their biocompatibility or technical stability within the abdominal cavity of animals. Possible negative health effects may bias results from ecological studies on instrumented...

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Main Authors: Jon M. Arnemo, Bjørnar Ytrehus, Knut Madslien, Jonas Malmsten, Sven Brunberg, Peter Segerström, Alina L. Evans, Jon E. Swenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
biocompatibility
brown bear
foreign body reaction
implant
intraperitoneal
long-term safety
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00252/full

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