Rat aversion to induction with inhalant anaesthetics

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Makowska, I Joanna ^a   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aversion; Euthanasia; Induction; Inhalant anaesthetics; Rats; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 67349244770     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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