Enhancement of CNS activity by thiopentone: Comparison of nocifensive reflexes with hippocampal EEG

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 1998, Pages 85-88

  Archer, David P ^a   Roth, Sheldon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CNS activity; Hippocampal EEG; Nocifensive reflexes; Thiopentone

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHESIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHARMACODYNAMICS; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0032447134     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00169-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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