The effect of α2 agonist-induced sedation and its reversal with an antagonist on organ blood flow in sheep

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1060-1066

  Talke, Pekka O ^a   Traber, Daniel L ^b,c   Richardson, Charles A ^e   Harper, Donald D ^d   Traber, Lillian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SHEEP; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034017783     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200005000-00011     Document Type: Article

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