Effects of diazepam and flumazenil on forebrain ischaemia in a rat model of benzodiazepine tolerance

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 935-942

  Iwata, M ^a   Inoue, S ^a   Kawaguchi, M ^a   Furuya, H ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

benzodiazepine tolerance; bilateral carotid artery occlusion; brain ischaemia; cerebral ischaemia; cerebrovascular occlusion; diazepam; drug tolerance; flumazenil; neuroprotective drug

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; FLURAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84869436767     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes340     Document Type: Article

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