Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
| Publication Type | Academic Article |
| Authors | Strumpf I, Bacher J, Gadek J, Morin M, Crystal R |
| Journal | Lab Anim Sci |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | 785-8 |
| Date Published | 12/01/1979 |
| ISSN | 0023-6764 |
| Keywords | Bronchi, Bronchoscopy, Lung, Macaca, Macaca mulatta |
| Abstract | Using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope, 10 rhesus monkeys were bronchoscoped 30 times without complication. The bronchoscopic anatomy was found to be similar to that of the human except for the presence of a right cardiac lobe in the monkey. |
| PubMed ID | 119111 |