Sedative effects of intramuscular administration of a low dose of romifidine in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 162-168

  Lemke, Kip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROMIFIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOGS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OXIMETRY; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0032993038     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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