Propofol anesthesia in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-150

  MacLean, Robert A ^a,b,e   Harms, Craig A ^a,c   Braun McNeill, Joanne ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Zoo   (United States)

^c Center for Marine Sciences and Technology   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Caretta caretta; Free ranging; Propofol; Reptile; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42549093773     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.143     Document Type: Article

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