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diate toxicity by vein in rabbits (2 kilos) is 0.06 milligrams per kilo. a 

 In dogs from 0.1 to 0.2 mg. per kilo intravenously injected kills, 

 while in cats from 0.5 to 0.8 are sufficient. 5 Twenty milligrams 

 adrenalin subcutaneously injected in cats caused no disturbance until 

 the following day (Elliott). 



aBaylac, J. Recherches exper. sur les proprietes pliysiol. et toxiques de l'adrena- 



" line. Arch. Med. de Toulouse, vol. 12. p. 247. 1905. 

 &Lesage, J. Recherches exper. sur 1' adrenaline. Arch. Internat. de Pharmacodyn., 

 vol. 13. p. 273 ; 1904. 

 Xote. — See also Aniberg, S., Toxicity of epinephrin, in Proc. Amer. Physiol. 

 Soc, p. xxxm. Amer. Jour. Physiol., a t o1. 8, 1903. 



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