Corresponding minimum alveolar concentrations of isoflurane and isoflurane/nitrous oxide have divergent effects on thalamic nociceptive signalling

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-235

  Vahle Hinz, C ^a   Detsch, O ^b   Hackner, C ^b   Kochs, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, isoflurane; Anaesthetics, nitrous oxide; Brain, thalamus, nociception; MAC; Potency, anaesthetic

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PENTOBARBITAL; VECURONIUM; ANESTHETIC AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEATING; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THALAMUS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEAT; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HEAT; ISOFLURANE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NITROUS OXIDE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS;

EID: 33847738089     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael332     Document Type: Article

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