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How anesthetic isoflurane induces Alzheimer’s-like changes in mammalian brains

March 1, 2012 by

The association of the inhaled anesthetic isoflurane with Alzheimer's-disease-like changes in mammalian brains may by caused by the drug's effects on mitochondria, the structures in which most cellular energy is produced.

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