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. 2014 Jan 24;9(1):e85326. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085326

Figure 2. Procedure for surgical implantation.

Figure 2

(A) Hair removal for the operation. (B)The lower thoracic esophagus (yellow arrows) was pulled into the abdominal cavity. (C) Using a 20 G needle, VX2 fragments were inoculated (yellow arrows) into the muscular layer of the esophagus. (D) The abdominal wall was closed.