A brief report of basic science: The effects of preincisional low-dose ketamine on natural killer cell activity in male fischer 344 rats after intra-abdominal surgery

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-44

  Estes, Savannah ^a,b   Dinh, Tim ^a,c   Garrett, Normalynn ^a,d  

^a US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic science; Cancer; Ketamine; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FISCHER 344 RAT; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEOPLASM; NURSING RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KETAMINE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSING RESEARCH; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 61949243756     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000325098.13604.08     Document Type: Article

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