A Comparison of Xylazine and Medetomidine in an Anesthetic Combination in New Zealand White Rabbits

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-34

  Difilippo, Suzanne M ^a   Norberg, Pamela J ^a   Suson, Ursula D ^a   Savino, Anne Marie ^a   Reim, David A ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MEDETOMIDINE; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RABBIT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REFLEX; RIGHTING REFLEX; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; MEDETOMIDINE; RABBITS; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; XYLAZINE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1642494756     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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