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Introduction Catecholamines 1922–1971

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Adrenaline and related substances were discussed in the 1924 edition of Heffter’s Handbook by Paul Trendelenburg. On 164 pages he described what was then known not only of adrenaline and its closest relatives but also of the sympathomimetic compounds such as tyramine and ephedrine.

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Blaschko, H. (1972). Introduction Catecholamines 1922–1971. In: Blaschko, H., Muscholl, E. (eds) Catecholamines. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie / Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65249-3_1

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