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- noun A synthetic
drug used as both a surgicalanesthetic andanalgesic , molecular formula C13H16N2.
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Examples
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Aiming for the big muscle of the drumstick, a researcher shooting a dart gun uses medetomidine, a drug used to tranquilize rhinos and elephants.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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The anesthetic medetomidine plus ketamine works within minutes.
Mountain Gorillas: Discovery Channel: Ururabo's Baby: The Intervention 2008
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Orion's animal sedatives are Dexdomitor ® (medetomidine), Domosedan® (detomidine) and Antisedan Deliveries that commenced in the second quarter of this year following product launches and new distribution agreements in the first quarter strengthened Orion's position in the Nordic veterinary drug market, where Orion is one of the three largest marketers of veterinary drugs.
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University of Gothenburg has succeeded in identifying and describing the gene that controls how barnacles sense and react to medetomidine.
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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University of Gothenburg has succeeded in identifying and describing the gene that controls how barnacles sense and react to medetomidine.
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Recipient mice were anaesthetized the same day with an IP injection of ketamine (75 mg / kg) and medetomidine (0.5 mg / kg), and placed under a heat lamp for 5 min.
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Prior to the surgery all animals received medetomidine (Dormitor® 0.05 mg/kg s. c) as sedative
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Graciela Navarro Mora et al. 2009
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(6-12 wk) were anesthetized with an IP injection of ketamine (75 mg / kg) and medetomidine (0.5 mg / kg), placed in a stereotactic apparatus modified for mice, and a hole was drilled in the skull.
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