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A gain-of-function mutation in adenylate cyclase confers isoflurane resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Anesthesiology - 1 Dec 2011
Saifee Owais, Metz Laura B, Nonet Michael L, Crowder C Michael
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BACKGROUND: Volatile general anesthetics inhibit neurotransmitter release by a mechanism not fully understood. Genetic evidence in Caenorhabditis elegans has shown that a major mechanism of action of volatile anesthetics acting at clinical concentrations in this animal is presynaptic inhibition of neurotransmission. To define additional components of this presynaptic volatile anesthetic mechanism, C. elegans...
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