Can isoflurane mimic ischaemic preconditioning in isolated rat heart?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 269-271

  Martini, N ^a   Preckel, B ^a   Thamer V ^a   Schlack, W ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Heart, ischaemia; Model, heart; Rat

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; ISOFLURANE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME RELEASE; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFORMANCE; ISOLATED HEART; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION;

EID: 0035142248     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.2.269     Document Type: Article

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