Rodent analgesia

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Miller, Amy L ^a   Richardson, Claire A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Chinchillas; Guinea pigs; Mice; Rats; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CHINCHILLIDAE; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78149473501     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2010.09.004     Document Type: Review

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