Cardiopulmonary effects of a two hour medetomidine infusion and its antagonism by atipamezole in horses and ponies

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-12

  Bettschart Wolfensberger, R ^a   Bettschart, R W ^a   Vainio, O ^a   Marlin, D ^a   Clarke, K W ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002409513     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.1999.tb00176.x     Document Type: Article

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