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Pressor Substances in Urine and Plasma from Normal and Hypertensive Subjects

Nature volume 151, pages 168–169 (1943)Cite this article

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NORMAL urine contains a pressor principle1 which has been identified as iso-amylamine2 and found to account for most of the urine pressor action.

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    U. S. v. EULER & T. SJÖSTRAND

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EULER, U., SJÖSTRAND, T. Pressor Substances in Urine and Plasma from Normal and Hypertensive Subjects. Nature 151, 168–169 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151168a0

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