TY - JOUR T1 - COBALT AS VASO-DILATOR JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 1 LP - 9 VL - 38 IS - 1 AU - J. M. LE GOFF Y1 - 1930/01/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/38/1/1.abstract N2 - 1. A few centigrams of cobalt compounds, 1 to 5, are not toxic for man. 2. Their main and outstanding effect is the vaso-dilatation of the blood vessels of the face and the ears with a fall in blood pressure. 3. This redness of the face seems to be produced by a paralyzing effect of cobalt acting on the sympathetic system. ER -