The effect of intravenous medetomidine on pupil size and intraocular pressure in normotensive dogs

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-180

  Verbruggen, A M J ^a,b   Akkerdaas, L C ^a   Hellebrekers, L J ^a   Stades, F C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dogs; Intraocular pressure; Medetomidine; Pupil size

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDETOMIDINE; MIOSIS; PUPIL;

EID: 0034220573     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2000.9695052     Document Type: Article

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