Clinical assessment of anesthesia with isoflurane and medetomidine in 300 equidae

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Kalchofner, Karin S ^a   Ringer, Simone K ^a   Boller, Jolanda ^a   Kästner, Sabine B R ^a   Lischer, Christoph ^a   Bettschart Wolfensberger, Regula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cardiopulmonary function; Horse; Medetomidine

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33646460668     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20060309     Document Type: Article

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