Effects of tyramine on a spinal reflex in the anaesthetised chick
- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
- Vol. 16 (8), 505-515
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7158.1964.tb07505.x
Abstract
The effects of tyramine on polysynaptic spinal reflexes in anaesthetised chicks and cats have been studied. Very large intravenous doses of tyramine depressed the reflexly evoked contractions of skeletal muscles by an action exerted in the spinal cord. Since tyramine is normally present in the central nervous system, its function may be to exert some inhibitory controlling influence on muscular activity.Keywords
Funding Information
- British Egg Marketing Board
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