Medetomidine Sedation and Its Antagonism by Yohimbine in Dogs
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Heo, Keong-Hee
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Jae-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University) Choi, Kyeong-Ha (College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University) Cho, Jin-Haeng (College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University) Park, Chang-Sik (Division of Animal Science & Resources, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University) Kim, Myung-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University) |
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