Pharmacokinetics and tolerance of transdermal fentanyl administration in foals

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-255

  Eberspächer, Eva ^a,b   Stanley, Scott D ^c   Rezende, Marlis ^b   Steffey, Eugene P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fentanyl; Foal; Pharmacokinetics; Transdermal application

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 41849135801     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2987.2007.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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