The comparative hypoxaemic effect of four α2 adrenoceptor agonists (xylazine, romifidine, detomidine and medetomidine) in sheep

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 464-471

  Celly, C S ^a   Mcdonell, W N ^a   Young, S S ^b   Black, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DETOMIDINE; MEDETOMIDINE; PLACEBO; ROMIFIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; THORAX PRESSURE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030719855     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2885.1997.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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