Desflurane and the nonimmobilizer 1,2-dichlorohexafluorocyclobutane suppress learning by a mechanism independent of the level of unconditioned stimulation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 200-205

  Sonner, James M ^a,b   Li, Joana ^a   Eger II, Edmond I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROHEXAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0031835562     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199807000-00041     Document Type: Article

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