A systematic study of injectable anesthetic agents in the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei ).

ABSTRACT: Anolis lizards have served as important research models in fields ranging from evolution and ecology to physiology and biomechanics. However, anoles are also emerging as important models for studies of embryo development and tissue regeneration. The increased use of anoles in the laboratory has produced a need to establish effective methods of anesthesia, both for routine veterinary procedures and for research procedures. Therefore, we tested the efficacy of different anesthetic treatments in adult female Anolis sagrei. Alfaxalone, dexmedetomidine, hydromorphone, ketamine and tribromoethanol were administered subcutaneously (SC), either alone or combined at varying doses in a total of 64 female anoles. Drug induction time, duration, anesthesia level and adverse effects were a

SUBMITTER: Rasys AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6982557 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature