Reversible immobilization of eurasian otters with a combination of ketamine and medetomidine

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 561-565

  Fernandez Moran, Jesus ^a   Perez, Emi ^a   Sanmartin, Marta ^a   Saavedra, Deli ^b   Manteca Vilanova, Xavier ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Fundació Territori i Paistage   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atipamezole; Eurasian otter; Immobilization; Ketamine; Lutra lutra; Medetomidine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CARNIVORA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OXIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; OTTERS; OXIMETRY; RESPIRATION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035403639     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.561     Document Type: Article

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