Contrasting effects of anesthetics in tadpole bioassays

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 284-296

  Downes, Hall ^a   Courogen, Peter M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; ETHER; FLUMAZENIL; HEXOBARBITAL; THIOPENTAL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROSS TOLERANCE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TOLERANCE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; TADPOLE;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ETHANOL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANA CATESBEIANA; REFLEX; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0030435118     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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