Effect of romifidine on gastrointestinal motility, assessed by transrectal ultrasonography

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 570-576

  Freeman, S L ^a   England, G C W ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal motility; Horse; Romifidine; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ROMIFIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CECUM; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORSES; IMIDAZOLES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0035514103     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776563436     Document Type: Article

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