The role of connexin36 gap junctions in modulating the hypnotic effects of isoflurane and propofol in mice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-367

  Jacobson, G M ^a   Voss, L J ^d   Melin, S M ^b   Cursons, R T M ^a   Sleigh, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENOTYPE; HYPNOSIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RIGHTING REFLEX; WILD TYPE;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROPOFOL; REFLEX, RIGHTING;

EID: 79954613937     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06658.x     Document Type: Article

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