Antinociceptive effects of tramadol and acepromazine in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Steagall, Paulo V M ^a   Taylor, Polly M ^b   Brondani, Juliana T ^a   Luna, Stelio P L ^a   Dixon, Michael J ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b TAYLOR MONROE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; TRAMADOL;

EID: 38949214815     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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