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Potential neuroprotective properties of atracurium and cisatracurium in neurosurgical anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

V. Fodale ,
C. Praticò  and
L. B. Santamaria
V. Fodale
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
C. Praticò
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
L. B. Santamaria
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 333 - 334
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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