Analgesic efficacy of intra-articular morphine in experimentally induced radiocarpal synovitis in horses

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Lindegaard, Casper ^a   Thomsen, Maj H ^a   Larsen, Stig ^b   Andersen, Pia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Equine; Intra articular morphine; Lameness; Lipopolysaccharide; Pain scoring; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 76449106008     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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