Physostigmine has a life-saving effect in rats subjected to prolonged respiratory arrest

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-126

  Guarini, Salvatore ^a   Bazzani, Carla ^a   Bertolini, Alfio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain nicotinic receptors; Physostigmine; Respiratory arrest; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; MALE; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030808597     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00565-X     Document Type: Article

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