General anesthetics cause mitochondrial dysfunction and reduction of intracellular ATP levels.

General anesthetics are indispensable for effective clinical care. Although, the mechanism of action of general anesthetics remains controversial, lipid bilayers and proteins have been discussed as their targets. In this study, we focused on the relationship between cellular ATP levels and general a...

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Main Authors: Jun-Ichi Kishikawa, Yuki Inoue, Makoto Fujikawa, Kenji Nishimura, Atsuko Nakanishi, Tsutomu Tanabe, Hiromi Imamura, Ken Yokoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5752027?pdf=render