Characterisation of sevoflurane effects on spinal somato-motor nociceptive and non-nociceptive transmission in neonatal rat spinal cord: An electrophysiological study in vitro

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 811-816

  Matute, E ^a,b   Lopez Garcia, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acids; Halogenated ethers; Sevoflurane; Spinal cord transmission

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SEVOFLURANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DORSAL ROOT POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037401920     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(03)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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