The use of the tissue adhesive, methyl-2-cyanocrylate monomer, in invertebrate surgery.
1968
R L Taylor, and
W C Freckleton
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Description
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D007313
Insecta
Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1).
Insects,Insect
D014014
Tissue Adhesives
Substances used to cause adherence of tissue to tissue or tissue to non-tissue surfaces, as for prostheses.