Relaxant effect of ketamine and its isomers on histamine-induced contraction of tracheal smooth muscle

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 266-270

  Hirota, K ^a,c   Sato, T ^a,b   Rabito, S F ^a,d   Zsigmond, E K ^a   Matsuki, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway, muscles; Anaesthetics i.v., ketamine; Histamine; Pharmacokinetics, stereoisomers

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CALCIUM; HISTAMINE; KETAMINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

EID: 0030066790     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.2.266     Document Type: Article

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