Placebo-controlled double-blind clomipramine trial for the treatment of anxiety or fear in beagles during ground transport

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1102-1108

  Frank, Diane ^a   Gauthier, Audrey ^b   Bergeron, Renée ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMICALM; CLOMIPRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORCLOMIPRAMINE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERSALIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRANSPORTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33845589784     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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