Abstract
IT has been known for some time that vagus stimulation and acetylcholine decrease the refractory period of the frog's heart so that the muscle may be tetanized1. A similar tendency to tetanization has recently been found in normal hearts2.
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DONEGAN, J. Relation of Intracellular Potassium to the Refractory Period of the Frog's Heart. Nature 157, 442–443 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157442d0
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