Hypothesis: Inhaled anesthetics produce immobility and amnesia by different mechanisms at different sites

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 915-918

  Eger II, Edmond I ^a   Koblin, Donald D ^a   Harris, R Adron ^b   Kendig, Joan J ^c   Pohorille, Andrew ^a   Halsey, Michael J ^d   Trudell, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AMNESIA; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPNOSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030934678     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199704000-00039     Document Type: Article

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