Effects of Immobilization with Medetomidine and Reversal with Atipamezole on Blood Chemistry of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer {Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Autumn and Late Winter;Effekten av immobilisation med medetomidin och upphävning med atipamezol på blodkemin hos halvtama renar (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) under hösten och vårvintern

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-349

  Soveri, T ^a   Sankari, S ^b   Salonen, J S ^c   Nieminen, M ^d  

^a Reindeer Research Station   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^d Fisheries Research Institute Reindeer Research   (Finland)

Author keywords

pregnancy; resedation; seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ATIPAMEZOLE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; FATTY ACID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEDETOMIDINE; PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REINDEER; SEASON;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDETOMIDINE; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; REINDEER; SEASONS; UREA;

EID: 0033291758     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547013     Document Type: Article

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