Sedative and cardiopulmonary effects of medetomidine hydrochloride and xylazine hydrochloride and their reversal with atipamezole hydrochloride in calves

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-329

  Rioja, Eva ^a   Kerr, Carolyn L ^a   Enouri, Saad S ^a   McDonell, Wayne N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CATTLE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEART RATE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; XYLAZINE;

EID: 41049084301     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.3.319     Document Type: Article

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