Changes in thermal threshold response in eight cats after administration of buprenorphine, butorphanol and morphine

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 462-465

  Robertson, S A ^a   Taylor, P M ^a,c   Lascelles, B D X ^b   Dixon, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAYLOR MONROE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIME;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0142042503     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.15.462     Document Type: Article

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