Immobilization of California sea lions using medetomidine plus ketamine with and without isoflurane and reversal with atipamezole

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 124-130

  Haulena, Martin ^a   Gulland, Frances M D ^a   Calkins, Donald G ^b   Spraker, Terry R ^c  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c Wildlife Pathology International   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Atipamezole; California sea lion; Immobilization; Isoflurane; Ketamine medetomidine; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RESPIRATION; SEA LIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033629156     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.124     Document Type: Article

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