title: A simple method for extending the period of surgical anesthesia in rats.
abstract: The period of surgical anesthesia induced in a laboratory rat by the recommended intraperitoneal dose of pentobarbital may be extended fourfold by the oral administration of a second dose of pentobarbital diluted with water.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats / Q000601:surgery*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010424:Pentobarbital