Rivka Melamed

Suppression of Natural Killer Cell Activity and Promotion of Tumor Metastasis by Ketamine, Thiopental, and Halothane, but Not by Propofol: Mediating Mechanisms and Prophylactic Measures

Rivka Melamed, Shahar Bar-Yosef, Guy Shakhar et al. · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2003 · 455 citations

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology +15

Attenuation of the Tumor-promoting Effect of Surgery by Spinal Blockade in Rats

Shahar Bar-Yosef, Rivka Melamed, Gayle G. Page et al. · Anesthesiology · 2001 · 290 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +15

Improving Postoperative Immune Status and Resistance to Cancer Metastasis

Yael Goldfarb, Liat Sorski, Marganit Benish et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2011 · 264 citations

Medicine, Immunology, Pharmacology +16

Marginating pulmonary-NK activity and resistance to experimental tumor metastasis: suppression by surgery and the prophylactic use of a β-adrenergic antagonist and a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor

Rivka Melamed, Ella Rosenne, Keren Shakhar et al. · Brain Behavior and Immunity · 2004 · 202 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +15

Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses NK Activity In Vivo and Promotes Postoperative Tumor Metastasis in Rats

Ilan Yakar, Rivka Melamed, Guy Shakhar et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2003 · 125 citations

Medicine, Immunology, Oncology +12