Pharmacokinetics of medetomidine in ponies and elaboration of a medetomidine infusion regime which provides a constant level of sedation

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-46

  Bettschart Wolfensberger, R ^c   Clarke, K W ^a   Vainio, O ^b   Aliabadi, F Shojaee ^c   Demuth, D ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; EDEMA; HORSE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; TACHYPNEA; TIME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032773675     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1998.0274     Document Type: Article

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