Inhibition of learning and memory by general anesthetics

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-177

  Wang, Dian Shi ^a   Orser, Beverley A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

AMNESIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; EXPLICIT MEMORY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMPLICIT MEMORY; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 79951723513     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9428-8     Document Type: Review

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