Sensory nerve conduction and nociception in the equine lower forelimb during perineural bupivacaine infusion along the palmar nerves

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-313

  Zarucco, Laura ^a,b   Driessen, Bernd ^b,c   Scandella, Massimiliano ^d   Cozzi, Francesca ^e   Cantile, Carlo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Clinica Veterinaria Milano Sud   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HARVESTING; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; IN VIVO STUDY; LATERAL PALMAR NERVE; MEDIAL PALMAR NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRESSURE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EQUIDAE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSES; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 79955663981     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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