Direct and specific effect of sevoflurane anesthesia on rat Per2 expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

BACKGROUND: Our previous studies revealed that application of the inhalation anesthetic, sevoflurane, reversibly repressed the expression of Per2 in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). We aimed to examine whether sevoflurane directly affects the SCN. METHODS: We performed in vivo and in vitro e...

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Main Authors: Megumi Anzai, Norio Iijima, Shimpei Higo, Ken Takumi, Izumi Matsuo, Keisuke Mori, Yumiko Ohe, Kana Kadota, Toshio Akimoto, Atsuhiro Sakamoto, Hitoshi Ozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605447?pdf=render