A review of pregnancy-induced analgesia

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 598-606

  Iwasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Namiki, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; NALOXONE; YOHIMBINE;

ANALGESIA; HUMAN; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; STRESS;

EID: 0030969045     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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