General anesthetics lead to learning disabilities in animal models

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 11:07 in Biology & Nature

Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory function as the animals mature.

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