Observations on the use of medetomidine/ketamine and its reversal with atipamezole for chemical restraint in the mouse

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-22

  Cruz, J I ^a,b   Loste, J M ^a   Burzaco, O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Atipamezole; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RIGHTING REFLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031983350     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367798780559383     Document Type: Article

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