Development of a pressure nociceptive threshold testing device for evaluation of analgesics in cats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Dixon, M J ^a   Taylor, P M ^a   Steagall, P V M ^b   Brondani, J T ^b   Luna, S P L ^b  

^a TAYLOR MONROE   (United Kingdom)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cat; Equipment; Measurement; NSAID; Opioid; Pain; Pressure nociceptive threshold testing; Pressure threshold

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; CARPROFEN; KAOLIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TORBUGEISC;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; KAOLIN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33845274730     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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