Comparison of effects of propofol and midazolam at sedative concentrations on sympathetic tone generation in the isolated spinal cord of neonatal rats

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 708-713

  Ho, C M ^a,c   Tarng, G W ^b   Su, C K ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Autonomic nervous system; Sedative

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34250378255     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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