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Analgesic efficacy of butorphanol and morphine in bearded dragons and corn snakes

Kurt K. Sladky, Matthew E. Kinney, Stephen M. Johnson

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2008 · 102 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Compared with doses used in most mammalian species, high doses of morphine (but not butorphanol) induced analgesia in bearded dragons, whereas high doses of butorphanol (but not morphine) induced analgesia in corn snakes.

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