Open AccessKetamine: In the past thirty years and in the future
Author(s) -
Dragana Radovanović,
M Pjević
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0310439r
Subject(s) - ketamine , medicine , sedation , anesthesia , analgesic , anesthetic , midazolam
There are two isomers of ketamine: S(+) ketamine and R(-) ketamine. Effects of this drug are mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), opioid and muscarinic receptors.