Pharmacokinetics of ketamine and its metabolite norketamine administered at a sub-anesthetic dose together with xylazine to calves prior to castration

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-128

  Gehring, R ^a   Coetzee, J F ^a   Tarus Sang, J ^a   Apley, M D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; KETAMINE; NORKETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETAKET; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; GENITAL PAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; KETAMINE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; XYLAZINE;

BOS; RATTUS;

EID: 61849100861     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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