Effects of a low dose infusion of racemic and S-ketamine on the nociceptive withdrawal reflex in standing ponies

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 414-423

  Peterbauer, Christoph ^a,c   Larenza, Paula M ^a   Knobloch, Monika ^a   Theurillat, Regula ^a   Thormann, Wolfgang ^a   Mevissen, Meike ^a   Spadavecchia, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Constant rate infusion; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex; Plasma concentration; Pony; Racemic ketamine; S ketamine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 49549095366     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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