Effects of cholinomimetic injection into the brain stem reticular formation on halothane anesthesia and antinociception in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 845-851

  Ishizawa, Yumiko ^a,b   Ma, Hai Chun ^a   Dohi, Shuji ^a   Shimonaka, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HALOTHANE; MECAMYLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALOTHANE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 0034101160     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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