Quantitative evaluation of the neuroprotective effects of thiopental sodium, propofol, and halothane on brain ischemia in the gerbil: Effects of the anesthetics on ischemic depolarization and extracellular glutamate concentration

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Kobayashi, Motomu ^a   Takeda, Yoshimasa ^a   Taninishi, Hideki ^a   Takata, Ken ^b   Aoe, Hisami ^a   Morita, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Brain ischemia; Extracellular glutamate concentration; Ischemic depolarization; Neuroprotective effect

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOTHANE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DIRECT CURRENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; GERBIL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GERBILLINAE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOTHANE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347364627     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e318051743d     Document Type: Article

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