A comparison between medetomidine-ketamine and xylazine-ketamine anaesthesia in rabbits

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 921-926

  Kiliç, Nuh ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Ketamine; Medetomidine; Rabbit; Xylazine

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ACIDOSIS; ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 11844297849     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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