Anesthetic effects and body weight changes associated with ketamine-xylazine-lidocaine administered to CD-1 mice.

Anesthesia for mice is commonly performed through the injection of parenteral agents via the intraperitoneal (IP) route. Variability in anesthetic sensitivities has been noted in mice resulting in inconsistencies in anesthetic depth and/or mortality. Anesthetic protocols that improve consistency and...

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Main Authors: Urshulaa Dholakia, Stuart C Clark-Price, Stephanie C J Keating, Adam W Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5599034?pdf=render