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The Chemistry of Modern Inhalation Anesthetics

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Modern Inhalation Anesthetics

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During the past 10 years, several new anesthetic agents have come into wide-spread use. Three of these agents, halothane, methoxyflurane, and fluroxene, are commercial drugs and are dealt with in considerable depth in the following section. Several others, roflurane and teflurane, are still in clinical evaluation and are covered in a less extensive fashion.

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Larsen, E.R. (1972). The Chemistry of Modern Inhalation Anesthetics. In: Chenoweth, M.B. (eds) Modern Inhalation Anesthetics. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie/Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65055-0_2

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