RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 THE ACTION OF EPHEDRINE IN AVERTIN ANESTHESIA JF Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO J Pharmacol Exp Ther FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SP 209 OP 218 VO 43 IS 1 A1 B. B. RAGINSKY A1 WESLEY BOURNE YR 1931 UL http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/43/1/209.abstract AB Experiments on dogs and observations in man are described which show that rectal anesthesia with avertin (tribromethanol may be interrupted or considerably shortened by the administration of ephedrine. This property of ephedrine is of value clinically in overcoming too profound avertin anesthesia.