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Science 16 December 1960:
Vol. 132. no. 3442, pp. 1836 - 1837
DOI: 10.1126/science.132.3442.1836
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Effect of Reserpine on Ventricular Escape

Jay Roberts 1 and Richard P. Stadter 1

1 Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York

Catecholamine depletion by reserpine diminishes the tendency of the ventricle to escape from vagal suppression. Neither spinal section nor adrenalectomy enhances the reserpine effect. Norepinephrine restores the characteristic occurrence of ventricle escape during vagal stimulation.

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