Analgesie efficacy of butorphanol and morphine in bearded dragons and corn snakes

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Sladky, Kurt K ^a   Kinney, Matthew E ^a   Johnson, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PANTHEROPHIS GUTTATUS;

BUTORPHANOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LIZARD; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIZARDS; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESPIRATION; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48049114215     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.2.267     Document Type: Article

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