Tachycardia in response to remote capsaicin injection as a model for nociception in the ball python (Python regius).
Catherine J A WilliamsLauren E JamesMads F BertelsenTobias WangPublished in: Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia (2015)
The HR response to an SC capsaicin injection can serve as a nociceptive model in P. regius. Morphine and butorphanol administration did not reduce HR response to capsaicin stimulation but produced significantly different effects on pre-stimulation HR and sedation.
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