Effects of preemptive atropine administration on incidence of medetomidine-induced bradycardia in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-58

  Ko, Jeff C H ^a,c   Fox, Steven M ^b   Mandsager, Ronald E ^c  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART PROTECTION; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; RECUMBENCY; SEDATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0035183841     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.52     Document Type: Article

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