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IT has been shown1,2 that the effects of sympathomimetic amines, called indirect (tyramine, phenylethylamine, phenylethanolamine, ephedrine, amphetamine), are abolished by pretreatment with reserpine. However, immediately after an injection of reserpine, the effects of indirect sympathomimetic amines are potentiated2,3. On the other hand, it has been reported that bretylium enhances the effects of tyramine4.
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SCHMITT, H., SCHMITT, H. & DEPOILLY, F. Potentiation of the Effects of Indirect Sympathomimetic Amines by Reserpine and Bretylium. Nature 196, 73 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196073a0
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