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or simple intracellular mechanism can account for all changes in amplitude of 

 cardiac muscle response. Certainly additional study of the effect of cooling on the 

 contractile process and the reactions which touch off contraction when an impulse 

 traverses the cell membrane should be carried on by those interested in hypothermia 

 and its effect on the function of the heart. 



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