Reversible conduction block in isolated frog sciatic nerve by high concentration of bupivacaine

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-241

  Buyukakilli, Belgin ^a   Comelekoglu, Ulku ^a   Tataroglu, Cengiz ^a   Kanik, Arzu ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Action potential; Bupivacaine; Cauda equina syndrome; Local anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; RINGER SOLUTION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037373213     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-6618(02)00337-7     Document Type: Article

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