Investigations into pharmacological antagonism of general anaesthesia

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1755-1763

  Little, H J ^a   Clark, A ^a   Watson, W P ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RENEURON LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convulsant; General anaesthesia; Righting reflex; TRH

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; CONVULSANT AGENT; DIPROVAN; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; PROTIRELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034000168     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703262     Document Type: Article

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