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Effects of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Catecholamines

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Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery

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Walter Cannon’s theory of homeostasis [3] demonstrated that the balance of the autonomous nervous system can be manipulated by pain and trauma and changes in the central nervous system as well, i.e. factors closely related to anaesthesia and surgery.

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Takki, S., Tammisto, T. (1980). Effects of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Catecholamines. In: Stoeckel, H., Oyama, T., Hack, G. (eds) Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 132. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67745-8_7

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