Liver transplantation is associated with increased met-enkephalin levels in the pig

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1161-1165

  Donovan, K L ^a   Janicki, P K ^b   Franks, W T ^b   Striepe, V I ^b   Pinson, C W ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesia; Liver transplantation; Met enkephalin; Pig model; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ATROPINE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; METENKEPHALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0029906518     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb05581.x     Document Type: Article

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