Comparative study on the sedative effects of morphine, methadone, butorphanol or tramadol, in combination with acepromazine, in dogs

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Monteiro, Eduardo Raposo ^a,c   Rodrigues Jr , Adolfo ^a   Assis, Hemir Martins Quirilos ^a   Campagnol, Daniela ^b   Quitzan, Juliany Gomes ^a  

^a Aperfeiçoamento em Osteopatia em andamento na Escuela de Osteopatia de Madrid   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Cesumar Hospital Veterinário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acepromazine; Butorphanol; Dog; Methadone; Morphine; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 57649198169     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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