Abstract
THE action of local anæsthetics on the isolated rat phrenic nerve – diaphragm at 20° C.1 was studied with particular reference to the potassium ion. All the preparations were left for two hours before use in a bath of 70 ml. of Tyrode solution containing 0·2 per cent glucose.
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PECZENIK, O., WEST, G. Local Anæsthetics and the Potassium Ion. Nature 164, 354–355 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164354b0
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