Interspecies scaling of inhalational anesthetic potency minimum alveolar concentration (MAC): Application of a correction factor for the prediction of MAC in humans

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-241

  Mahmood, Iftekhar ^a  

^a Woodmont Office Center II   (United States)

Author keywords

Correction factor; Inhalational anesthetics; Interspecies scaling; Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC)

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DOG; DRUG SCREENING; HAPLORHINI; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RABBIT; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOGS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HAPLORHINI; LUNG; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RABBITS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035406117     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200107000-00005     Document Type: Article

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