Breaking the Meyer-Overton rule: Predicted effects of varying stiffness and interfacial activity on the intrinsic potency of anesthetics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2284-2297

  Cantor, Robert S ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 HEXYNE; 2 HEXYNE; 3 HEXYNE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTANOL; DESFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; SOLUBILIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0035028750     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76200-5     Document Type: Article

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