Colorectal distention in the horse: Visceral sensitivity, rectal compliance and effect of i.v. xylazine or intrarectal lidocaine

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-74

  Sanchez, L C ^a   Merritt, A M ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal distention; Horse; Lidocaine; Rectal compliance; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BAROSTAT; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HORSE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; TUBE; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844250656     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054406955     Document Type: Article

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