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The Action of Local Anesthetics on Ion Channels of Excitable Tissues

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Local Anesthetics

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 81))

Abstract

Local anesthetics are chemicals that reversibly block action potentials in excitable membranes. The generation and propagation of action potentials depend on the opening and closing of ionic sodium, and usually also of potassium, channels that span excitable nerve and muscle membranes (Hodgkinand Huxley1952; Hille1970). Both the shape of individual action potentials and the frequency of bursts of impulses are determined by the kinetic properties of these ion channels which, in turn, are controlled by the membrane potential of the cell. Local anesthetic molecules interfere with the function of these ion channels in such a way as to block the generation and conduction of action potentials (Taylor1959; Hille1966).

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    Gary R. Strichartz Ph. D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Strichartz, G.R., Ritchie, J.M. (1987). The Action of Local Anesthetics on Ion Channels of Excitable Tissues. In: Strichartz, G.R. (eds) Local Anesthetics. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 81. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71110-7_2

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71110-7_2

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-71112-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-71110-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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