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“It is assumed that halothane causes reversible conformational changes of the albumin molecule resulting in altered binding characteristics for thiopental.”
Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology • 1990 | View Paper
“Haemoglobin, albumin , red cell membranes and triglycerides were found to contribute significantly to the solubility, and thus the transport, of halothane in whole blood.”
“Protection factors for slowly exchanging albumin hydrogens are increased in a concentration-dependent manner by up to 27-fold with 10 mM halothane , whereas more rapidly exchanging groups of albumin hydrogens have either unaltered or decreased protection factors.”
“Subsequent exposure to halothane produced a 10x increase in anti-trifluoro acetylated albumin antibody response compared to controls, as well as centrilobular lesions consistent with halothane toxicity.”