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Methyleugenol as a surgical anesthetic in rodents

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Methyleugenol, suspended in Tween-80 or cremophor EL, at the dose 200–275 mg/kg i.p., is a safe anesthetic agent in rats and mice submitted to surgical procedures in the brain, without some of the inconvenience of sodium pentobarbital.

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Carlini, E.A., Dallmeier, K. & Zelger, J.L. Methyleugenol as a surgical anesthetic in rodents. Experientia 37, 588–589 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990065

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