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Abstract
In cats bilateral sympathectomy or administration of reserpine results in a marked reduction in concentration of myocardial catecholamines. The contractility of papillary muscles from such animals is significantly less than that of muscles from untreated animals. These findings demonstrate the importance of normal levels of myocardial catecholamines in the maintenance of normal cardiac contractility.Entities:
Keywords: ARTERENOL/metabolism; EPINEPHRINE/metabolism; HEART/physiology
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Year: 1959 PMID: 13646629 DOI: 10.1126/science.129.3354.967
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728