Effects of repeated anaesthesia on central cholinergic function in the rat cerebral cortex

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-97

  Hanning, Christopher D ^a   Bloklandt, A ^b   Johnson, M ^c   Perry, E K ^c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, general; Memory disorders; Receptors, neurotransmitter, receptors, cholinergic, nicotinic

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EPIBATIDINE; IODINE 125; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL; TRITIUM;

AGE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BUNGAROTOXINS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PENTOBARBITAL; PYRIDINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0037320886     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000176     Document Type: Article

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