The influence of ketamine and its combination with medetomidine administered by inhalation on the behaviour and neurological function of rats

Abstract

The influence of the dissociative anaesthetic ketamine and its combination with the alpha 2 agonist medetomidine administered nasaly and by inhalation on behaviour and neurological functions was demonstrated in experiments in rats. The authors meansthat ketamine alone or in combination with medetomidine could be used in indolent analgosedation in children or in disaster medicine.

Keywords

• influence
• ketamine
• combination
• medetomidine
• administered
• inhalation
• behaviour
• neurological
• function
• rats