Isoflurane increases the uptake of glutamate in synaptosomes from rat cerebral cortex

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Larsen, M ^a   Hegstad, E ^a   Berg Johnsen, J ^b   Langmoen, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Nerve, neurotransmitters; Nerve, synaptosome; Nerve, transmission; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031034744     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.1.55     Document Type: Article

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