Effect of ketamine on the limb withdrawal reflex evoked by transcutaneous electrical stimulation in ponies anaesthetised with isoflurane

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-311

  Levionnois, Olivier L ^a   Menge, Monika ^a   Thormann, Wolfgang ^a   Mevissen, Meike ^a   Spadavecchia, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulus; Electromyography; Equine; Ketamine; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

ISOFLO; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; KETASOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FORELIMB; HORSE; LIMB WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; NONHUMAN; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; HORSES; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MALE; REFLEX;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78649729154     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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