Clinical pharmacology of methadone in dogs

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-56

  Ingvast Larsson, Carina ^a   Holgersson, Anja ^a   Bondesson, Ulf ^b,c   Lagerstedt, Anne Sofie ^a   Olsson, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cortisol; Dog; Methadone; Pharmacokinetics; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 72249094175     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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