The relationship among brain, spinal cord and anesthetic requirements

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Antognini, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE;

BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GOAT; HYPOTHESIS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0031036785     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90028-1     Document Type: Article

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