The neurotoxicity of intrathecal lidocaine is enhanced in postpartum compared to virgin rats

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-433

  Xu, Fei ^a,b   Zhang, Bingxi ^b   Li, Tianzuo ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Local anesthetics; Neurotoxicity; Post partum; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; TAIL FLICK TEST; VIRGINITY;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIDOCAINE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 84879554343     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2012.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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