Methylprednisolone shortens the effects of bupivacaine on sensory nerve fibers in vivo

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 595-599

  Johansson, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Local anesthetics; Nerve conduction; Nerve fiber

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA NERVE FIBER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 0030008992     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04494.x     Document Type: Article

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