Advances in Swine in Biomedical Research : Proceedings of an International Symposium Held at the University of Maryland, University College Park, October 22-25, 1995

Contains papers from the October 1995 symposium, in sections on methods and techniques, and nutrition. Subjects include the Yucatan miniature pig model of ventricular septal defect, the minipig as a model for the study of aging in humans, an external thoracic duct venous shunt to allow for long-term collection of lymph and blood in the conscious pig, and prenatal and perinatal development of intestinal transport and brush border hydrolases in pigs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.