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Anaesthesia. Anaesthetic effects of inert gases in relation to the biomedium structure

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

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A new theory of anaesthesia is proposed. This theory is based on the hypothesis that the narcotic gas displaces water-structure-disordering ions from the cells, thus forbidding nerve excitation.

Riassunto

In questo lavoro si propone una teoria dell'anestesia da gas inerti basata sull'ipotesi che il gas narcotico rimuove dalla cellula, con ciò inibendo l'eccitazione nervosa, gli ioni che la struttura del biomezzo tende altrimenti ad accumulare.

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Предлагается новая теория анастезии. Эта теория основана на гипотезе, что наркотический газ вытесняет ионы воды из клетки, что приводит к запрету нервных возбуждений.

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Cerofolini, G.F. Anaesthesia. Anaesthetic effects of inert gases in relation to the biomedium structure. Il Nuovo Cimento D 2, 1156–1162 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457150

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