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    • Neosaxitoxin as a local anesthetic: Preliminary observations from a first human trial 
      Rodríguez Navarro, Alberto J.; Lagos, Nestor; Lagos, Marcelo; Braghetto Miranda, Italo; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Hamilton, James; Figueroa, Cristian; Truan, Dominique; Garcia, Carlos; Rojas, Andres; Iglesias, Veronica; Brunet, Luis; Morales Alvarez, Francisco David (2007)
      BACKGROUND: Neosaxitoxin is a phycotoxin that reversibly blocks the voltage-gated sodium channels at the neuronal level. Its activity results in blocking the axonal conduction, stopping the propagation of the nerve impulse. ...
    • Potentiation of local anesthetic activity of neosaxitoxin with bupivacaine or epinephrine: Development of ... 
      Rodriguez-Navarro, Alberto J.; Lagos, Marcelo; Figueroa, Cristian; Garcia, Carlos; Recabal, Pedro; Silva, Pamela; Iglesias, Veronica; Lagos, Nestor (2009)
      Local anesthetics effectively block and relieve pain, but with a relatively short duration of action, limiting its analgesic effectiveness. Therefore, a long-acting local anesthetic would improve the management of pain, ...
    • Secondhand tobacco smoke in bars and restaurants in Santiago, Chile: evaluation of partial smoking ban ... 
      Erazo, Marcia; Iglesias, Veronica; Droppelmann, Andrea; Acuña, Marisol; Peruga, Armando; Breysse, Patrick N.; Navas-Acien, Ana (2010)
      To compare air nicotine concentrations according to the smoking policy selected by bars/restaurants in Santiago, Chile before and after the enactment of partial smoking ban legislation in 2007 (establishments could be smoke ...