Halothane potentiates the alcohol-adduct induced TNF-alpha release in heart endothelial cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The possibility exists for major complications to occur when individuals are intoxicated with alcohol prior to anesthetization. Halothane is an anesthetic that can be metabolized by the liver into a highly reactive product, trifluoro...

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Main Authors: Freeman Thomas L, Pavlik Jacqueline A, Hill Gary E, Thiele Geoffrey M, Tuma Dean J, Duryee Michael J, Klassen Lynell W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/5/3