Zolpidem poisoning in a cat

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 326-327

  Czopowicz, M ^a   Szalus Jordanow, O ^a   Frymus, T ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Cats; Neurotoxicology; Zolpidem poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HYPERKINESIA; MALE; NOTE; CAT DISEASES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ATAXIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FLUMAZENIL; HYPERKINESIS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PYRIDINES;

EID: 77954794739     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00595.x     Document Type: Note

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