Difference in the motile reactivity of jejunum, cecum, and right ventral colon to xylazine and medetomidine in conscious horses

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 63-68

  Sasaki, Naoki ^a   Yoshihara, Toyohiko ^a   Kara, Shigeo ^b  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equine; Intestinal motility; Medetomidine; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344258827     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.11.63     Document Type: Article

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