Sevoflurane has less effect than halothane on pulmonary afferent activity in the rabbit

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-259

  Moores, C ^a   Davies, A S ^b   Dallak, M ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, halothane; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Lung, receptors; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; SEVOFLURANE; SLOW ADAPTING RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031891927     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.2.257     Document Type: Article

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