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Recent advances in mechanisms of action of general anaesthetics from genetically engineered animal models

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.

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Despite the use of general anaesthetics for well over a century, a mechanism(s) of action of these drugs on the nervous system that explains their behavioural effects has yet to be elucidated. What is the molecular site(s) and mechanism(s) of action of anaesthetics in the brain that cause amnesia and block response to painful stimuli? An understanding of this mechanism(s) could ultimately lead to improved anaesthetics with fewer side effects. In addition, understanding how these widely used drugs interfere with neuronal function may also lead to novel insight into many physiological and pathophysiological processes.

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  1. Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care and Emergency, Trieste University School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy

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Homanics, G.E. (2003). Recent advances in mechanisms of action of general anaesthetics from genetically engineered animal models. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2215-7_20

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