Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

The mystery gas used in Moscow during the hostage rescue likely is not fentanyl, as claimed by Russian health officials, but could be from a class of anesthetic gases that includes halothane, commonly ...

Is it safe to be exposed to halothane gas during the first trimester of pregnancy? I sometime assist during surgery, and although all care is taken, a bit of halothane can be smelled at times in the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The present study examines the effects of maternally administered halothane on fetal brain metabolism as determined by direct tissue analysis.

Figure 2: Halothane is a common activator of TREK-1 and TASK. Figure 5: Volatile anesthetics stimulate TREK-1 and TASK in excised-patch configuration. Figure 6: The C-terminal regions of TREK-1 and ...

Russia’s health minister Yuri Shevchenko has told news agencies that the knock-out agent used to end the Moscow hostage crisis was based on an opioid narcotic called fentanyl. The agent is believed to ...

1772 Anaesthetic agents provide pain relief during surgery. Joseph Priestley creates nitrous oxide, a sweet smelling colourless gas. Early demonstrations prove unconvincing, but, as well as making ...