Attenuation of Gap-Junction-Mediated Signaling Facilitated Anesthetic Effect of Sevoflurane in the Central Nervous System of Rats

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 647-652

  Masaki, Eiji ^a   Kawamura, Masahito ^a   Kato, Fusao ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATCH CLAMP; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 1342267350     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000103259.72635.72     Document Type: Article

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