Deletion of μ-opioid receptor in mice does not affect the minimum alveolar concentration of volatile anaesthetics and nitrous oxide-induced analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 744-749

  Koyama, T ^a   Mayahara, T ^a   Wakamatsu, T ^a   Sora, I ^b   Fukuda, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics gases, nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics volatile; Antagonists opioid, naxolone; Potency, anaesthetic, MAC; Potency, analgesic

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEVOFLURANE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOMOZYGOTE; HOT PLATE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; VISCERAL PAIN; WILD TYPE; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 74949112452     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep246     Document Type: Article

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