Pharmacogenetics of caffeine and caffeine-halothane contractures in biopsies of human skeletal muscle.

doi:10.1097/00008571-199112000-00002

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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

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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 opp...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aging
Caffeine
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genetic Variation
Halothane
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Male
Malignant Hyperthermia
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction
Sex Characteristics

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