Isoflurane anesthesia impairs the expression of immune neuromodulators in the hippocampus of aged mice.
Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common postoperative complications experienced by older patients after anesthesia and surgery but the cause remains unknown. Immune molecules are essential for many aspects of neural homeostasis, including learning and memory, and an imbalance in immune neuro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209283 |