Vascular properties of isoflurane: Comparison between normal and cirrhotic rats

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 968-969

  Kirstetter, P ^a   Lagneau, F ^a   Le Corre, F ^a   Cailmail, S ^a   Moreau, R ^a   Lebrec, D ^b   Marty, J ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Polyclinique de Savoie   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Blood, vessels; Liver, cirrhosis; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; ISOFLURANE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOTHELIUM; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RING; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031743990     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.6.968     Document Type: Article

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