Midazolam enhances the analgesic properties of dexmedetomidine in the rat

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 550-556

  Boehm, Christine A ^a   Carney, Elizabeth L ^b   Tallarida, Ronald J ^c   Wilson, Ronald P ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 78651508526     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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