Epidural and intrathecal n-butyl-p-aminobenzoate solution in the rat: Comparison with bupivacaine

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-187

  Grouls, R J E ^a   Meert, T F ^b   Korsten, H H M ^a   Hellebrekers, L J ^d   Breimer, D D ^c  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Leiden/Amsterdam Ctr for Drug Res University of Leiden ^*

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques: epidural; intrathecal; Anesthetics, local: bupivacaine; N butyl p aminobenzoate; Pharmacodynamics

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; BUTYLCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0031036805     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199701000-00022     Document Type: Article

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