Comparison of seven anesthetic agents on outcome after experimental traumatic brain injury in adult, male rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-108

  Statler, Kimberly D ^a,b,c   Alexander, Henry ^b   Vagni, Vincent ^b   Dixon, C Edward ^a,b   Clark, Robert S B ^a,b   Jenkins, Larry ^a,b   Kochanek, Patrick M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Benzodiazepine; Controlled cortical impact; Isoflurane; Ketamine; Narcotic; Propofol; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RAT; SEDATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FENTANYL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MALE; MORPHINE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 31944438278     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.97     Document Type: Article

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