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[A model for long-term parenteral feeding in the rat]
Infusionstherapie Und Klinische Ernahrung
|August 1, 1984
Abstract:
A model has been developed for the intravenous feeding in unrestrained rats, with use of simple technique and nutritional solutions, available in every hospital. The major survival time is 6-8 weeks. During the parenteral nutrition the rats gain weight and are in a excellent general health. The cumulative nitrogen balance is with a 95% retention highly positive.