Use of Hyaluronidase to Improve Chemical Immobilization of Free-ranging Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Cattet, Marc R L ^a   Obbard, Martyn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical immobilization; Hyaluronidase; Polar bear; Ursus maritimus; Xylazine; XZT; Zolazepam tiletamine

Indexed keywords

URSUS MARITIMUS;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; TILETAMINE; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; WILD ANIMAL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TILETAMINE; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

EID: 77449132195     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.1.246     Document Type: Article

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