Evaluation of an Anesthetic Regimen for Retroorbital Blood Collection from Mice

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 14-17

  Taylor, Reagan ^a   Hayes, Kathryn E ^a   Toth, Linda A ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEDETOMIDINE; PROPOXYCAINE; PROXYMETACAINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; ORBIT; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORBIT; PROPOXYCAINE; RATS;

EID: 0034158143     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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