Mechanism of action of general, anesthetics. Effect on ionic channel proteins or on membrane phospholipids?;Mecanismo de acción de los anestésicos generales. ¿Efecto sobre proteínas de canales iónicos o sobre fosfolípidos de membrana?

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 993-1000

  Núnez U, Gastón ^a   Urzúa, Jorge ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Medicina   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, general; Anesthetics; Ion channels; Neural conduction; Neurons

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE LIPID;

CELL JUNCTION; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; NEURONS;

EID: 3643113742     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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