Plasma concentrations of nociceptin/orphanin FQ: comparison of levels after general and neuraxial anesthesia for arthroscopic knee surgery
BackgroundNociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is an endogenous opioid heptadecapeptide. Preclinically, the pharmacologic action of N/OFQ has been characterized for the treatment of pain in non-human primates. Clinically, the pharmacologic action of N/OFQ is unclear, and concentrations have only been meas...
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| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-65-327.pdf |