Influence of isoflurane exposure in pregnant rats on the learning and memory of offsprings

Abstract Background About 2% of pregnant women receive non-obstetric surgery under general anesthesia each year. During pregnancy, general anesthetics may affect brain development of the fetus. This study aimed to investigate safe dosage range of isoflurane. Methods Forty-eight SpragueDawley (SD) pr...

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Main Authors: Wei Huang, Yunxia Dong, Guangyi Zhao, Yuan Wang, Jingjing Jiang, Ping Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0471-2