Comparison of the effects of the alpha-2 agonists detomidine, romifidine and xylazine on nociceptive withdrawal reflex and temporal summation in horses

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-395

  Rohrbach, Helene ^a   Korpivaara, Toni ^b   Schatzmann, Urs ^a   Spadavecchia, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 agonist; Electromyographic measurements; Horse; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 67650338050     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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