Changes in the somatosensory evoked potentials and spontaneous electroencephalogram of broiler chickens during exposure to gas mixtures

British Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 686-695

  Raj, A B M ^a   Wotton, S B ^a   McKinstry, J L ^a   Hillebrand, S J W ^b   Pieterse, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ANIMALS; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICKENS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; MALE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0032240213     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669888584     Document Type: Article

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