Studies on the anesthetic mechanism of carbon dioxide by using Bombyx mori larvae.
The study of heartbeat variations of Bombyx mori larvae submitted to CO2 narcosis has provided new information on carbon dioxide anesthesia. Purely anoxiant action must be dismissed. Action at a nerve level is possible since CO2 produces the same effect as ether, which is a classical anesthetic.
D000777:Anesthetics; D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004986:Ether / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects
D000777:Anesthetics; D004986:Ether; D002245:Carbon Dioxide