Bioavailability of detomidine administered sublingually to horses as an oromucosal gel

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-81

  Kaukinen, H ^a   Aspegren J ^a   Hyyppa S ^b   Tamm, L ^a   Salonen, J S ^a  

^a ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^b Agrifood Research Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GEL; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HORSE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; GELS; HORSES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; MALE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78651261007     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2010.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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