The normal upper gastrointestinal examination in the ferret

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-172

  Schwarz, Leslie A ^a,c   Solano, M ^a   Manning, A ^a,d   Marini, R P ^b   Fox, J G ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Angell Memorial Animal Hospital ^*  (United States)

^d Angell Memorial Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium; Diazepam; Ferret; Gastrointestinal studies; Ketamine; UGI study

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; FLOCCULATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SEDATION; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH MUCOSA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ANIMAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

ANIMALS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIAZEPAM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERRETS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; KETAMINE; MALE;

EID: 0038621704     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb01265.x     Document Type: Article

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