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Ketamine (2-o-chlorophenyl - 2 methylaminocyclohexanone) is the only drug capable of producing a condition known by anaesthesiologists as “dissociative anaesthesia” with amnesia and deep analgesia1.
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Centini, F., Gabbrielli, M., Fineschi, V., Comparini, I.B. (1987). Fatal Ketamine Abuse: Report of a Case and Analytical Determination by Gas Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. In: Piemonte, G., Tagliaro, F., Marigo, M., Frigerio, A. (eds) Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3526-7_17
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