Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences College of Sciences Spring 2015 The Effects of Propofol, Sodium Pentobarbital, and Ketamine Hydrochloride on In Vitro Mouse Embryonic Development Tyler C. Balak Old Dominion University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biomedicalsciences_etds Part of the Cell Biology Commons, and the Developmental Biology Commons Recommended Citation Balak, Tyler C.. "The Effects of Propofol, Sodium Pentobarbital, and Ketamine Hydrochloride on In Vitro Mouse Embryonic Development" (2015). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, , Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/k9ed-gn11 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biomedicalsciences_etds/10 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Sciences at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE EFFECTS OF PROPOFOL, SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL, AND KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON In Vitro MOUSE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT by Tyler C. Balak B.S. Biology, 2004, University of North Carolina at Wilmington A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment o f the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY May 2015 Approved by: James Swanson (Director) Christopher Osgood (Member) ABSTRACT THE EFFECTS OF PROPOFOL, SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL, and KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE ON In Vitro MOUSE EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT Tyler Cameron Balak Old Dominion University, 2015 Director: Dr. R. James Swanson Every year more than 75,000 pregnant women are exposed to teratogenic medications or general anesthesia during non-obstetric surgery in the US,1'4 and embryonic effects of general anesthesia are o f particular interest in laboratory research and veterinary medicine.