Ketamine prevents ischemic neuronal injury

FW Marcoux, JE Goodrich, MA Dominick - Brain research, 1988 - Elsevier

Abstract

The dissociative anesthetic ketamine hydrochloride antagonizes the excitotoxic action of excitatory amino acids in the central nervous system. Proposals that the excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters may become excitotoxic and contribute to the pathophysiology of …

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