Cardiorespiratory responses and plasma cortisol concentrations in dogs treated with medetomidine before undergoing ovariohysterectomy

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-514

  Ko, Jeff C H ^a   Mandsager, Ronald E ^a   Lange, Douglas N ^a   Fox, Steven M ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDETOMIDINE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYSTERECTOMY; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0034663938     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.509     Document Type: Article

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