Evaluation of the sedative and cardiorespiratory effects of dexmedetomidine, dexmedetomidinebutorphanol, and dexmedetomidine-ketamine in cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-41

  Selmi, André L ^a   Mendes, Guilherme M ^a   Lins, Bruno T ^a   Figueiredo, Juliana P ^a   Barbudo Selmi, Glenda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; KETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; RECUMBENCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEDATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KETAMINE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RESPIRATION;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037215144     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.37     Document Type: Article

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