Table 3 The effect of TBE-MT combination anesthetic and its reversal by atipamezole in female rats

From: Effects of tribromoethanol-medetomidine combination on cycling and ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley rats

Groupa

Induction time (min)

Duration of anesthesia (min)

Reversal time (min)

Recovery time (min)

1

2.3±2.9

66.8±15.8

No reversal was done

79.4±25.3

2

2.7±1

Reversal by atipamezole 10 min postanesthesia

2.3±1

0.9±1.2

  1. aGroup 1 received TBE-MT combination anesthetic only and Group 2 received TBE-MT anesthetic and then atipamezole 10 min after anesthesia. Mean (±SD) of nine rats per group. Saline was injected into the rats in Group 1 ten minutes after anesthesia