Dual effects of melatonin on barbiturate-induced narcosis in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 300, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 176-178

  Drago, F ^a   Frisina, M ^a   Grech, M ^a   Nicolosi, A ^a   Micale, V ^a   Nicosia, A ^a   Medico, M ^a   Foti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Ketamine; Low doses; Melatonin; Narcosis; Sodium thiopenthal

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; MELATONIN; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BARBITURATES; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KETAMINE; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0035896459     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01578-6     Document Type: Article

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