Euthanasia in endocrinology: The choices get more complex

Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2505-2506

  MacLusky, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DECAPITATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EUTHANASIA; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EUTHANASIA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PAIN; RATS; VASOPRESSINS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 66649114521     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0430     Document Type: Short Survey

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