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The action of the alkaloids from yew (Taxus baccata) on the action potential in theXenopus medullated axon

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La tassina cruda, ottenuta del tassoTaxus baccata L. ha dimostrato di ridurre l'influsso Na+ del-l'azione potenziale di singole preparazioni axon dal nervo sciatico della rana. La tassina cruda contiene una miscela di composti chimici e noi suggeriamo che la tassicina è il composto chimico responsabile per questo effetto.

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  1. Neurosciences Program, Departments of Psychiatry, Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama, University Station, 35294, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    J. R. Smythies, F. Benington, R. D. Morin, G. Al-Zahid & G. Schoepfle

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Acknowledgments. We are most grateful to Mr.G. Gerlock at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for his helpful cooperation, and to Dr.R. J. Bradley for useful advice.

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Smythies, J.R., Benington, F., Morin, R.D. et al. The action of the alkaloids from yew (Taxus baccata) on the action potential in theXenopus medullated axon. Experientia 31, 337–338 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922572

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