Effect of propofol and thiopentone on free radical mediated oxidative stress of the erythrocyte

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 536-543

  Murphy, P G ^a   Davies, M J ^b   Columb, M O ^a   Stratford, N ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Anaesthetics i.v., thiopentone; Blood, erythrocytes; Blood, haemoglobin; Blood, haemolysis

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHEMOGLOBIN; PROPOFOL; SCAVENGER; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0029897884     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.4.536     Document Type: Article

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