Anesthetic induction agents, sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex sensitivity: A study in rabbits comparing thiopental, propofol and etomidate

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Aono, Hiroshi ^a   Hirakawa, Masahisa ^b   Unruh, Gregory K ^a   Kindscher, James D ^a   Goto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Intravenous anesthetics; Sympathetic outflow

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RABBIT;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; ETOMIDATE; HEART RATE; PROPOFOL; RABBITS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0035434009     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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