Multicenter clinical comparison of sedative and analgesic effects of medetomidine and xylazine in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1413-1417

  Tyner, C Lee ^a,f   Woody, Benny J ^a,f   Reid, James S ^b   Chafetz, Eric P ^b   Lederer, Herbert A ^c   Norton, James F ^c   Keefe, Thomas J ^d   Jöchle, Wolfgang ^e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vienna Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c Berwyn Veterinary Associates   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e Wolfgang Jochle Assoc Inc   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOISE; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDETOMIDINE; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0030659564     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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