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Impact of gene copy number variation on anesthesia in Drosophila melanogaster.
Anesthesiology - 1 Jul 2009
Alone Debasmita P, Rodriguez Jason C, Noland Cameron L, Nash Howard A
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BACKGROUND: Chromosomal deletions and duplications, which result in halving or doubling of copy number in a block of genes, are an important source of variation between individuals. Phenotypic effects of copy number variation are commonly observed, but effects on sensitivity to volatile anesthetics have not been assessed in any organism. METHODS: The potency with which halothane depresses the righting reflex of...
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