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ArticleCommunications biology2023

Recordings in an integrating central neuron reveal the mode of action of isoeugenol.

Peter Machnik, Nastaran Biazar, Stefan Schuster

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Article in Communications biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter MachnikDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Bayreuth, (Universitätsstraße 30, D-95440 Bayreuth), Bayreuth, Germany. peter.machnik@uni-bayreuth.de.ORCID 0000-0002-4991-2137
Nastaran BiazarDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Bayreuth, (Universitätsstraße 30, D-95440 Bayreuth), Bayreuth, Germany.
Stefan SchusterDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Bayreuth, (Universitätsstraße 30, D-95440 Bayreuth), Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0873-8996
University of Bayreuth · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although isoeugenol is one of the most widely used anesthetics in fish, its actual mode of action and thus its applicability for particular interventions is poorly understood. Here we determined effects of isoeugenol on various aspects of sensory and neural function, taking advantage of intracellular in vivo recordings in a uniquely suited identified neuron, the Mauthner neuron in the brain of goldfish. We show that isoeugenol strongly affects hearing and vision, but sensitivity and time course of action differed largely in these two senses. The action potential, chemical and electric synaptic transmission at the central neuron were not affected at low but efficient anesthesia. Effects seen at high concentration thereby do not support current views of how isoeugenol might act on central neurons. We show that isoeugenol is highly useful to anesthetize fish for handling, but that in more severe treatment its application needs to be carefully adapted to task.

Indexed as

Central Nervous SystemNeuronsAnimalsEugenolSynaptic TransmissionEugenolisoeugenol

Identifiers

PMID36959338
PMCPMC10036640
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