Ketamine-HCl Anesthesia for the Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus)

The effects of Ketamine-HCl anesthesia in the brown lemming (Lemmus Trimucronatus) can be divided into four or five stages. Females were more sensitive to this anesthetic than males. Females received 105 mg/kg, males, 120 mg/kg. The drug appeared to be very satisfactory as an anesthetic base for lem...

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Main Authors: Ringens,Peter J, Folk,G Edgar , Jr, Thayer,Charles B
Other Authors: ARCTIC INST OF NORTH AMERICA ARLINGTON VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Pharmacology
*ANESTHETICS
COMPARISON
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
DOSAGE
MALES
RODENTS
FEMALES
ARCTIC REGIONS
ANATOMICAL MODELS
*Ketamine hydrochloride
Lemmings
Arctic
Lemmus trimucronatus
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA100377
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Summary:The effects of Ketamine-HCl anesthesia in the brown lemming (Lemmus Trimucronatus) can be divided into four or five stages. Females were more sensitive to this anesthetic than males. Females received 105 mg/kg, males, 120 mg/kg. The drug appeared to be very satisfactory as an anesthetic base for lemmings during major operations, but only in combination with slight amounts of diethyl-ether (M's 120mg/kg; F's 105mg/kg). It could be administered several times to the same animal at intervals of one day. The time required to arrive at a surgical plane of anesthesia played an important prognostical role. Effects of the anesthetic, resuscitation when necessary, and post-surgical animal care are described. (Author)

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