Effect of body composition on isoflurane induction and recovery times in the meadow vole
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Assessing Changes in Volatile General Anesthetic Sensitivity of Mice after Local or Systemic Pharmacological Intervention
Published on: October 16, 2013
Teresa L Southard1, Christopher L Moeller, Kristen D Thompson
1Department of Biology, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840, USA.
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|May 2, 2002
Abstract:
The inhalation anesthetic isoflurane is five times more soluble in lipid than in lean tissue. Using the meadow vole as a model, the authors sought to determine the effect of body composition on isoflurane induction and recovery times.

