The pineal gland as a model to elucidate the primary mode of action of sympathoactive agents

An attempt was made to use the pineal gland as a model for the study of the primary mode of action of sympathoactive agents. Two drugs were investigated, viz. alpha-methyldopa and ephedrine whose mode of action is not entirely clear. Organ cultures of pineal glands from rats treated chronically with...

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Main Author: Welman, Alan David
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1991
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001610