Ketamine immobilization of northern elephant seals.
Ketamine was used as an immobilizing agent to obtain biological specimens from northern elephant seals in their natural habitat. Effective immobilization was achieved with dosages of 1.4 to 6.9 mg/kg of body weight.
D000818:Animals; D010872:Caniformia; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D007103:Immobilization; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007774:Lactation; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D011247:Pregnancy; D046048:Seals, Earless
D007649:Ketamine