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Release of Catecholamines from the Atrium of the Dog by Tyramine

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IT was suggested in 1958 by Burn and Rand1 that tyramine acts by releasing catecholamines from tissue ‘stores’. Direct evidence to support this has been sought, but with inconclusive results.

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  1. Department of Physiology, University College, Cork

    W. J. HALL & J. D. SHEEHAN

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HALL, W., SHEEHAN, J. Release of Catecholamines from the Atrium of the Dog by Tyramine. Nature 197, 1116–1117 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971116a0

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