Abstract
Intravenous injection of some antihistaminic agents causes apnea through a reflex mechanism similar to that of veratridine. There are drug-sensitive receptors in the lungs causing inhibition of breathing.
Footnotes
- Received April 13, 1950.
- 1950 by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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