Mechanism of anesthesia revealed by shunting actions of isoflurane on thalamocortical neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1795-1801

  Ries, Craig R ^a   Puil, Ernest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPOLARIZATION; SPIKE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033020312     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1795     Document Type: Article

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