The differential effect of halothane and isoflurane on electroencephalogrphic responses to electrical microstimulation of the reticular formation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1709-1714

  Orth, Mashawn ^a   Bravo, Emigdio ^a   Barter, Linda ^a   Carstens, Earl ^a   Antognini, Joseph F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MALE; RATS; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 33744492581     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000205752.00303.94     Document Type: Article

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