Investigation and management of cardiovascular diseases in rabbits

In Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 418-425

  Reusch, Brigitte ^a  

^a Veterinary Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BENAZEPRIL; CATECHOLAMINE; DETOMIDINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXORUBICIN; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; TAURINE; VERAPAMIL; XYLAZINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RABBIT; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 24944493366     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.27.8.418     Document Type: Article

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