Exposing Newborn Mice to General Anesthetic Disrupts Brain Development (IMAGE)

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Exposing Newborn Mice to General Anesthetic Disrupts Brain Development

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Exposure of early postnatal mice to the general anesthetic agent isoflurane, widely used in surgery, has been shown to disrupt brain development and cause learning defects.

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Army Medicine, Flickr

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