The Role of Neurotransmitters in Anesthesia

General anesthetic drugs produce extensive neuronal changes in the central nervous system by enhancing inhibitory and reducing excitatory neurotransmission. The major neurotransmitters, which are thought to play a role in anesthesia, are glutamate, serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, acetylcholine...

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Main Authors: Atabak Najafi, Farhad Etezadi, Reza Shariat Moharari, Pejman Pourfakhr, Mohammad Reza Khajavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/126