Comparison of isoflurane and sevoflurane for anesthesia in beaver

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 387-392

  Breck, Stewart W ^a,b   Gaynor, James S ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Beaver; Inhalants; Isoflurane; Sevoflurane; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 3042520865     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.2.387     Document Type: Article

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