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Malignant Hyperthermia
1992-05-08
Abstract excerpt
In humans genetically predisposed to malignant hyperthermia, anesthesia can induce skeletal muscle rigidity, hypermetabolism, and high fever, which, if not immediately reversed, can lead to tissue damage or death. The corresponding condition in swine leads to stress-induced deaths and devalued meat products. Abnormalities in the Ca 2+ release channel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (the ryanodine recepto...
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- Literature Corpus work
- cfbbfca5-a8c0-5227-b932-229c114d2806
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.256.5058.789