Reversible immobilization of free-ranging polar bears with medetomidine-zolazepam-tiletamine and atipamezole

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-617

  Cattet, Marc R L ^a   Caulkett, Nigel A ^a   Polischuk, Susan C ^b   Ramsay, Malcolm A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Immobilization; Medetomidine zolazepam tiletamine; Polar bear; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; URSIDAE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0031173890     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.3.611     Document Type: Article

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