title: How to avoid maternal cannibalism after neonatal surgery in rats.
abstract: Following surgery newborn rats are often eaten by their mothers. This can be avoided if the wound is closed carefully, the blood removed from the skin, and the wound area covered by a plastic film.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002190:Cannibalism; D005260:Female; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D051381:Rats; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014945:Wound Healing