Nimodipine potentiates anaesthetic effect of ethanol, pentobarbitone and ketamine in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-209

  Singh, J ^a   Khosla, P ^a   Srivastava, R K ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Ketamine; Nimodipine; Pentobarbitone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; KETAMINE; NIMODIPINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0033932864     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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