The effect of Etomidate on sensory transmission in the dorsal column pathway in the urethane-anaesthetized rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2497-2505

  Angel, A ^a   Arnott, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Evoked responses; General anaesthesia; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032969435     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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