Selective blockade of muscarinic receptor subtypes in the brain stem reticular formation in rats: Effects on anesthetic requirements

Brain Research

Volumn 873, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 124-126

  Ishizawa, Yumiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Halothane; Minimum alveolar concentration; Muscarinic receptor subtypes; Pontine reticular formation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; HALOTHANE; METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PARA FLUOROHEXAHYDROSILADIFENIDOL; PIRENZEPINE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; HALOTHANE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RETICULAR FORMATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0034604818     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02522-1     Document Type: Article

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