Molecular mechanisms of anesthesia

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-25

  Ueda, Issaku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Anesthesia 112A DVA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic protein interaction; Anesthetics; Firefly luciferase; Molecular mechanisms; Pressure effect

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; ETHER; LUCIFERIN; NITROUS OXIDE; PENICILLIN G; PHENOL;

ANESTHESIA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ENTHALPY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHORT SURVEY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0035045963     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.50.20     Document Type: Short Survey

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