Correlation between serum concentrations following continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine or medetomidine in cats and their sedative and analgesic effects

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Ansah, ^a   Raekallio, ^a   Vainio, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MEDETOMIDINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034097459     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2885.2000.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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