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  • Title: Effects of cadmium and lead on adrenergic neuromuscular transmission in the rabbit.
    Author: Cooper GP, Steinberg D.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1977 Mar; 232(3):C128-31. PubMed ID: 842653.
    Abstract:
    The effects of inorganic lead (PbCl2) and cadmium (DdCl2) on the pressor response of rabbit saphenous arteries produced by sympathetic nerve stimulation were examined. A 1- to 3-cm length of artery was removed, placed in a bath containing mammalian Ringer solution, and perfused with the same solution at a constant rate sufficient to maintain a 40-60 mmHg perfusion pressure. Increases in perfusion pressure resulting from electrical stimulation -f periarterial nerve endings were reduced or completely blocked by the addition of 5-20 muM lead or cadmium to the bathing solution for a period of 15-30 min. Responses to norepinephrine or to direct electrical stimulation of the muscle remained relatively unaffected. During lead or cadmium blockade, the response to nerve stimulation could be restored by a fourfold increase in calcium concentration. It is concluded that lead and cadmium reduce the response to sympathetic nerve stimulation primarily through an effect on presynaptic nerve terminals.
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