Neurohormonal and metabolic effects of medetomidine compared with xylazine in healthy cats

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-286

  Kanda, Teppei ^a   Hikasa, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; FATTY ACID; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MEDETOMIDINE; NEUROHORMONE; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLAZINE;

ADRENALIN RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; JUGULAR VEIN; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; XYLAZINE;

EID: 44649123676     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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