Effects of ketamine-diazepam and ketamine-acepromazine combinations on intraocular pressure in rabbits

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-272

  Ghaffari, Masoud Selk ^a   Moghaddassi, Amir P ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acepromazine; Diazepam; Intraocular pressure; Ketamine; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77955074594     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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