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XII.—The Pharmacological Action of Protocatechyl-Tropeine.*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

Extract

Protocatechyl-tropeine is one of a series of new tropeines investigated primarily with the object of determining the difference in pharmacological action between a lactone and the corresponding hydroxy-acid. Its constitution is shown in the following formula :—

Like most other tropeines, it paralyses the vagal nerve endings in the heart. It also diminishes the irritability of voluntary muscle and its myo-neural junctions, and paralyses the respiratory centre.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1910

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