Article
The genetic basis of malignant hyperthermia.
Trends in pharmacological sciences - 1 Aug 1992
MacLennan D H
Abstract excerpt
Anaesthesia can induce skeletal muscle rigidity, hypermetabolism and high fever in humans genetically predisposed to malignant hyperthermia. If not immediately reversed, such episodes can lead to tissue damage and death. In swine with the corresponding condition, stress can induce death or lead t...
Topics
- Anesthesia
- Animals
- Calcium
- Calcium Channels
- Humans
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Muscle Contraction
- Mutation
- Receptors, Cholinergic
- Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
- Swine
- Swine Diseases
