isoflurane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of isoflurane
Example Sentences
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We still do not understand how it works, or why so many structurally unrelated chemicals – diethyl ether, chloroform, halothane, isoflurane, and even the inert noble gas xenon – all knock out animals equally well.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 28, 2018
Before imaging, mice were anaesthetized by isoflurane inhalation, placed in a supine position, and their colons evacuated of stool using a gavage needle.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Rats were anaesthetized with 1–2% isoflurane in oxygen and placed in a stereotaxic apparatus.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Mice were anaesthetized by isoflurane inhalation and an abdominal incision site was shaved and prepped with betadine and alcohol.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
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