Remifentanil and other opioids

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 182, Issue , 2008, Pages 283-311

  Servin, F S ^a,b   Billard, V ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; REMIFENTANIL;

ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 39049145310     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74806-9_14     Document Type: Article

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