Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on Synaptic Transmission in the Rat Hippocampus

The synaptic effects of halothane, isoflurane, and enflurane were examined in the rat hippocampus in vivo and compared with the effects of ketamine and urethane. Actions of the agents on excitatory amino acid-mediated neurotransmission were studied by observing evoked responses and long-term potenti