Experimental Arterial Thrombosis in Rats with Continuous Registration

Summary

The author describes a method of experimental arterial thrombosis in rats suitable for testing drugs with suggested antithrombotic effects. The thrombosis was provoked by electric current in the carotid artery and continuously registered by a contact thermometer.

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