Effects of subcutaneous methadone, morphine, buprenorphine or saline on thermal and pressure thresholds in cats

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 531-537

  Steagall, P V M ^a   Carnicelli, P ^a   Taylor, P M ^b   Luna, S P L ^a   Dixon, M ^b   Ferreira, T H ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b TAYLOR MONROE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUPRENORPHINE; CATS; FEMALE; HEAT; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE;

EID: 33750596142     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2006.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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