Inhibitory effect of clonidine on ketamine-induced norepinephrine release from the medial prefrontal cortex in rats

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 945-947

  Kubota, T ^a   Hirota, K ^a,b   Yoshida, H ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Ohkawa, H ^a   Anzawa, N ^a   Kushikata, T ^a   Matsuki, A ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., ketamine; Brain, cortex; Rat; Sympathetic nervous system, clonidine; Sympathetic nervous system, norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; KETAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032754704     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.6.945     Document Type: Article

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