Effects of opioids in the formalin test in the Speke's hinged tortoise (Kinixy's spekii)

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-351

  Wambugu, S N ^a   Towett, P K ^a   Kiama, S G ^a   Abelson, K S P ^b   Kanui, T I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MICTURITION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURTLE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954419280     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2009.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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