Xenon suppresses nociceptive reflex in newborn rat spinal cord in vitro; comparison with nitrous oxide

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 496, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Watanabe, Ippei ^a   Takenoshita, Makoto ^a   Sawada, Tadashi ^a   Uchida, Ichiro ^a   Mashimo, Takashi ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

General anesthetic; Inhalation; Monosynaptic reflex; Neonatal spinal cord; Nociceptive reflex; Slow ventral root potential

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; XENON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX, MONOSYNAPTIC; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; XENON;

EID: 3543093373     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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