General Anesthesia: Activating a Sleep Switch?
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A widely used general anesthetic directly depolarizes sleep-promoting cells in the brain at doses that produce unconsciousness. The activation of an endogenous sleep pathway likely plays a role in general anesthesia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012