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ADRENERGIC blocking agents inhibit the response of effector cells to noradrenaline and related amines1; several of these drugs also act as inhibitors of the uptake of noradrenaline into sympathetic nerves2,3. This communication describes a novel action of adrenergic blocking agents, the ability to inhibit the extraneuronal metabolism of noradrenaline in a peripheral tissue.
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EISENFELD, A., KRAKOFF, L., IVERSEN, L. et al. Inhibition of the Extraneuronal Metabolism of Noradrenaline in the Isolated Heart by Adrenergic Blocking Agents. Nature 213, 297–298 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213297a0
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