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Article: New anesthesia research from University of British Columbia outlined.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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"Namjoshi DR, McErlane SA, Taepavarapruk N, Soja PJ. Network actions of pentobarbital in the rat mesopontine tegmentum on sensory inflow through the spinothalamic tract," scientists in Vancouver, Canada report (see also Anesthesia).
"J Neurophysiol 102: 700-713, 2009. First published May 20, 2009; doi:10.1152/jn.90933.2008. The recent discovery of a barbiturate-sensitive ''general anesthesia switch'' mechanism localized in the rat brain stem mesopontine tegmental anesthesia area (MPTA) has challenged the current view of the nonspecific actions of general anesthetic agents in the CNS. In this study we provide electrophysiological evidence that the antinociception, ...