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Remifentanil-induced cerebral blood flow effects in normal humans: dose and ApoE genotype.
Anesthesia and analgesia - 1 Jul 2007
Kofke W Andrew, Blissitt Patricia A, Rao Hengyi, Wang Jiongjiong, Addya Kathakali, Detre John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Opioids have been linked to limbic system activation and, in animals, to neurotoxicity. Limbic system nonpharmacologic activation patterns have been linked to the Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) allelic distribution. We tested the hypothesis that, in the absence of surgery, small doses of remifentanil produce limbic system activation in humans which varies with dose and ApoE genotype. METHODS: Twenty-seven...
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