A Comparative Study of Medetomidine-Butorphanol-Ketamine and Medetomidine-Ketamine Anaesthesia in Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Tomizawa, N ^a   Tomita, I ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Hara, S ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2542551998     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1997.tb01100.x     Document Type: Article

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