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Effect of dantrolene sodium upon the activity of the hind leg muscle of the cat with local tetanus

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Cats with local tetanus were i.v. injected with dantrolene sodium. There is no effect of dantrolene sodium on the electromyogram in response to indirect stimulation of the non-poisoned muscle nor on the increased spontaneous activity of the poisoned muscle. The tension of the muscle, however, was strongly reduced.

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  1. Physiologisches Institut, Lehrstuhl II, der Universität Göttingen, Humboldtallee 7, D-3400, Göttingen, Germany

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Takano, K. Effect of dantrolene sodium upon the activity of the hind leg muscle of the cat with local tetanus. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 293, 195–196 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00499228

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