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  • Title: Dual action of nitroparaffins on the guinea-pig ileum.
    Author: BERGMANN F, CHAIMOVITZ M, WIND E.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol Chemother; 1962 Apr; 18(2):381-96. PubMed ID: 13867756.
    Abstract:
    Nitroparaffins act on the guinea-pig ileum by several mechanisms. They produce contraction partly by ganglionic stimulation and partly by direct liberation of transmitter from the nerve endings. They also inhibit the response to acetylcholine and nicotine, but interfere less with the action of histamine, serotonin or bradykinin. The two opposite effects of the nitro compounds are independent of each other. Within the homologous series of normal nitroparaffins, the excitatory action diminishes and the inhibitory effect increases with the lengthening of the carbon chain.
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