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Free and Bound Noradrenaline in the Rabbit Heart

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SUB-CELLULAR storage particles containing noradrenaline (NA) have been demonstrated in noradrenergic nerves and in organs supplied with such nerves1,2. The nerve vesicles, which have a diameter of 0.03–0.1µ (ref. 3), have been subjected to a number of investigations regarding stability in various media, release and uptake of NA and other amines, and action of drugs4,5.

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EULER, U., LISHAJKO, F. Free and Bound Noradrenaline in the Rabbit Heart. Nature 205, 179–180 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205179a0

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