Effects of dexmedetomidine, midazolam, and propofol on acetylcholine release in the rat cerebral cortex in vivo

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 771-774

  Nemoto, Chiaki ^a   Murakawa, Masahiro ^a   Hakozaki, Takahiro ^a   Imaizumi, Tuyoshi ^a   Isosu, Tuyoshi ^a   Obara, Shinju ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Microdialysis; Neurotransmitter; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; THALAMUS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84885952516     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1589-5     Document Type: Article

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