Evaluation of analgesic and sedative effects of continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine by measuring somatosensory- and auditory-evoked potentials in the rat

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 424-431

  Franken, Naomi D ^a   Van Oostrom, Hugo ^a,c   Stienen, Peter J ^a,c   Doornenbal, Arie ^a   Hellebrekers, Ludo J ^a,b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AEP; Neurophysiology; Nociception; Pain; Sedation; SEP

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 49549108506     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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