Evaluation of propofol and medetomidine-ketamine for short-term immobilization of gulf of mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus de soti)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-158

  Fleming, Gregory J ^a   Heard, Darryl J ^a   Floyd, Ruth Francis ^b   Riggs, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Gulf of mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus de soti); Immobilization; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; FISH; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISHES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMMOBILIZATION; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; PROPOFOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0642375499     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2003)034[0153:EOPAMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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