Mechanism of opioid-induced pupillary effects

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1358-1364

  Larson, Merlin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioids; Pupil; Pupillary reflex dilation; Pupilloconstrictor nucleus

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DARKNESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MIOSIS; MYDRIASIS; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PUPIL; REFLEX, PUPILLARY;

EID: 42749097243     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.01.106     Document Type: Article

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