Plasma concentrations of Tapentadol and clinical evaluations of a combination of tapentadol plus sevoflurane for surgical anaesthesia and analgesia in Rabbits (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) undergoing orchiectomy

Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-148

  Giorgi, M ^a   Mills, P C ^b   Tayari, H ^a   Rota, S ^c   Breghi, G ^a   Briganti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Opioid; Pain; Rabbit; Sevoflurane; Tapentadol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888439404     PISSN: 03349152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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