Propofol and sevoflurane induce distinct burst suppression patterns in rats

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Kenny, Jonathan D ^a   Westover, Ma Brandon ^a,b   Ching, ShiNung ^c   Brown, Emery N ^a,b,d,e   Solt, Ken ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Burst suppression; Propofol; Rodent; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BURST SUPPRESSION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPTIC STATE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84919448981     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00237     Document Type: Article

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