Simple and inexpensive delivery of halogenated inhalation anesthetics to rodents.
Halogenated inhalation anesthetics offer several advantages over injectable anesthetics for small-animal surgery. Benefits include rapid induction, easy adjustment of anesthetic depth, and a short period of recovery. Although the cost of most inhalation anesthetics is low, present delivery systems are often prohibitively expensive for rodent uses. This report describes a low-cost, portable system that can be used with halothane or isoflurane for general surgery or stereotaxic applications with or without intubation. Also included is a description of rodent nose cones for both general surgery and stereotaxic surgery that allow for simple evacuation of waste gases.
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Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 90293.
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D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics; D006221:Halothane; D007530:Isoflurane; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D051381:Rats; D012119:Respiration; D012377:Rodentia
D007530:Isoflurane; D006221:Halothane