Renal biopsy in the pig.
In the pig, needle renal biopsy proved a safe and simple procedure which caused little discomfort to the animal. It proved a valuable method for following serial changes in renal histology and can therefore be applied to the study of both spontaneous and experimental renal diseases in pigs.
D000075:Acepromazine; D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005048:Etorphine; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology*; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D005048:Etorphine; D000075:Acepromazine