Anesthesia of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) with zolazepam-tiletamine, medetomidine-ketamine, and medetomidine-zolazepam-tiletamine

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 354-360

  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

Anesthesia; Atipamezole; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Polar bear; Zolazepam tiletamine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE; WILD ANIMAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZODIAZEPINES; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; PULSE; RESPIRATION; TILETAMINE; URSIDAE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0033183626     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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