Use of medetomidine-zolazepam-tiletamine with and without atipamezole reversal to immobilize captive California sea lions

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 566-573

  Haulena, Martin ^a   Gulland, Frances M D ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Atipamezole; California sea lion; End tidal carbon dioxide; Immobilization; Isoflurane; Medetomidine; Tiletamine; Zalophus californiunus; Zolazepam

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEDETOMIDINE; TILETAMINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RESPIRATION; SEA LIONS; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 0035404013     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.566     Document Type: Article

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