EFFECTS OF INJECTION OF MEPESULPHATE INTO THE CEREBRAL VENTRICLES OF CATS

Article date: December 1961

By: A. D. JOSEPH in Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 533-538

The injection of the anticoagulant mepesulphate (Treburon) into the cerebral ventricles of cats resulted in tremor, salivation, tachypnoea, loud calling, and brief periods of various forms of seizures followed by progressive reduction in spontaneous movements and somnolence. The possible sites of action for these effects are discussed.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1961.tb01140.x

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