A fixed moderate-dose combination of tiletamine+zolazepam outperforms midazolam in induction of short-term immobilization of ball pythons (Python regius).
Laboratory animals are commonly anesthetized to prevent pain and distress and to provide safe handling. Anesthesia procedures are well-developed for common laboratory mammals, but not as well established in reptiles. We assessed the performance of intramuscularly injected tiletamine (dissociative an...
Main Authors: | Lynn J Miller, David P Fetterer, Nicole L Garza, Matthew G Lackemeyer, Ginger C Donnelly, Jesse T Steffens, Sean A Van Tongeren, Jimmy O Fiallos, Joshua L Moore, Shannon T Marko, Luis A Lugo-Roman, Greg Fedewa, Joseph L DeRisi, Jens H Kuhn, Scott J Stahl |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6195258?pdf=render |
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