Ketamine Suppression of Chemically Induced Convulsions in the Two‐Day‐Old White Leghorn Cockerel
Ketamine Suppression of Chemically Induced Convulsions in the Two‐Day‐Old White Leghorn Cockerel
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氯胺酮抑制两天龄白来航公鸡化学性惊厥
DOI:
10.1213/00000539-198006000-00003
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发表时间:
1980
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
K. C. Troutman
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文献类型:
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作者:
B. Reder;L. Trapp;K. C. Troutman
Ketamine has been evaluated for convulsant properties in animals and humans with contradictory results. The present investigation evaluated the convulsant properties of ketamine in a previously unreported animal model. Two-day-old chicks were selected as test animals because they have incomplete blood-brain barriers and thus greater penetrance of xenobiotics affecting the central nervous system. Control and experimental animals were given a central nervous system stimulant, pentylenetetrazol (Metrazol) at a dosage level (100 mg/kg) causing convulsions in 90% of animals. The effect of ketamine pretreatment was then observed for the: (1) number of animals convulsing; (2) time of onset of convulsions; and (3) mortality. Ketamine (100 mg/kg) significantly decreased the number of animals that convulsed and decreased mortality; 10 mg/kg of ketamine significantly prolonged the time of onset of convulsions. This study does not support the conclusion that ketamine is a convulsant. Ketamine has significant anticonvulsant properties in the young chick model.