Aspects of morphine chemistry important to persons working with cold-blooded animals, especially fish

Comparative Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Stevens, E Don ^a   Balahura, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

BLOOD PH; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FISH; FROG; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MORPHINE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34447287107     PISSN: 15320820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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