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Dexmedetomidine Prevents Excessive γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Function after Anesthesia

DOI

65

Citations

39

References

2018

Year

Dian-Shi Wang, Kirusanthy Kaneshwaran, Gang Lei, Fariya Mostafa, Junhui Wang, Irene Lecker, Sinziana Avramescu, Yu‐Feng Xie, Nathan Chan, Alejandro Fernandez-Escobar,
Anesthesiology

Abstract

Dexmedetomidine prevented excessive α5 γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor function after anesthesia. This novel α2 adrenergic receptor- and brain-derived neurotrophic factor-dependent pathway may be targeted to prevent delirium.

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