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Pharmacogenetics of caffeine and caffeine-halothane contractures in biopsies of human skeletal muscle.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Dec 1991
Kalow W, Sharer S, Britt B
Abstract excerpt
In vitro pharmacological responses of fresh biopsy specimens of human skeletal muscle were used as indicators of some intrinsic muscle properties. The measured parameters that were utilized for the current study were contractures induced in vitro by caffeine or by caffeine plus halothane. The opportunity to study such specimens arose from clinical testing for diagnosing the genetic predisposition to malignant...
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