Effects of acepromazine maleate and phenoxybenzamine on urethral pressure profiles of anesthetized, healthy, sexually intact male cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1497-1500

  Marks, Steven L ^a,b   Straeter Knowlen, Ingrid M ^a   Moore, Michael ^a   Speth, Robert ^a   Rishniw, Mark ^a   Knowlen, Grant G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE MALEATE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHENOXYBENZAMINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; URETHRA PRESSURE;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BUNGAROTOXINS; CATS; HALOTHANE; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PRESSURE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; URETHRA;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0029857326     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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