Tetracaine effect on membrane?

Subject: Tetracaine effect on membrane?

Date: Wed Nov 3 07:38:33 2004
Posted by Nik
Grade level: grad (science) School: Ruhr Universitiet Groningen
City: Groningen State/Province: Groningen Country: Netherlands
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1099489113.Bc

Message:


Tetracaine is a cationic amphipath which also an anesthetic. In some 
publication indicates that due to pertubation cause by tetracaine , there is a 
change in the lipid bilayer. Could anyone explain the mechanism or explanation 
behind this?

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