Abstract
In his seminal paper of 1906, Dale, in describing vasomotor reversal caused by an impure ergot preparation, observed that the pressor response to adrenaline was reversed to a depressor response, but that relaxation of the uterus, also brought about by adrenaline, remained unaltered. Dale concluded that “paralysis of the normally preponderant motor elements allows the emergence of a normally masked inhibitor effect”.
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Osswald, W., Rodrigues-Pereira, E. (1986). Adrenaline Reversal and Postjunctional α-Adrenoceptors. In: Grobecker, H., Philippu, A., Starke, K. (eds) New Aspects of the Role of Adrenoceptors in the Cardiovascular System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71313-2_12
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