title: Focal heat stimulation for the determination of the minimum alveolar concentration of halothane in the rabbit.
abstract: A focal heat stimulus of 54.37 +/- 0.07 (SD) degrees C was applied for 30 s to the inner aspect of the pinna of the ear for the determination of the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of halothane in New Zealand White rabbits. The latency before head movement was measured electromanometrically. The MAC value was 1.05 +/- 0.09 (SD)%. Other physiological responses occurred inconsistently and could not be used as reliable end points for the determination of the MAC in the rabbit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Khartoum, North, Sudan.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sobair
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cottrell
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Camburn
mesh_terms: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006221:Halothane / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D006221:Halothane