Association of acepromazine with propofol in giant amazon turtles Podocnemis expansa reared in captivity Associação da acepromazina com propofol em tartarugas-da-amazônia Podocnemis expansa criadas em cativeiro

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of an anesthetic association in giant amazon turtles (Podocnemis expansa). METHODS: Twenty healthy P. expansa of both sexes weighing between 1.0 and 1.5kg commercially bred in the Araguaia River Valley, Goias, Brazil, were separated into t...

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Main Authors: José Roberto Ferreira Alves-Júnior, Andréa Cristina Scarpa Bosso, Mariana Batista Andrade, Valéria de Sá Jayme, Karin Werther, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000800006