The interaction between nitrous oxide and isoflurane on suppression of learning: A study using classical conditioning in rabbits

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 798-803

  El Zahaby, H M ^a   Ghoneim, M M ^a   Block, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Inhalation; Interaction: isoflurane; Memory: classical conditioning; Nitrous oxide; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029844011     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04535.x     Document Type: Article

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