Habitat - Outdoor :: hibernation and anasthetics

[ekuyara]

What is the relationship between hibernation and anasthetics? How similar are the effects of hibernating and being placed under anasthetics, for example with Nitrous Oxide or any of the standard surgical anasthetics. Can hibernation provide insights into anasthetics or vice versa? These both seem to be sleep-like states -- how are the related or possibly connected? Are there chemical similarities at the cellular level, or in brain psysiology?

[SINI5T3R]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 945AA5GwcJ

I duno if that is your post aswell which was posted over two years ago but it seems pretty much the exact same question almost word for word in some spots and the person that posted a response seems to know what they are talking about. Hope that link helps!

[steve]

There are different types of dormancy for reptiles and brumation is brought on by environmental conditions. Anesthesia blocks or reduce nerve impulses to the brain to creates a loss of sensation. It's a complicated question and would probably need to be rephrased for a more informative answer.