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1 Department of Pharmacology, Research Laboratories of the Wm. S. Merrell Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
The toxicological and pharmacological actions of l-N-ethylephedrine have been described and compared with those of l-ephedrine.
The toxicity of this compound is of the same order as that of l-ephedrine.
The effect on the cardiovascular system is less than that elicited by similar amounts of l-ephedrine whereas the effect on the bronchioles is approximately the same.
l-N-Ethylephedrine appears to have a greater effect on the intestinal and uterine muscle than l-ephedrine.
This compound produces a minimum of central stimulation.
An attempt has been made to correlate the pharmacological actions of l-N-ethylephedrine with its chemical structure.
Submitted on February 13, 1942