British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1984, Vol. 56, No. 10 1139-1142
© 1984 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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COMPARISON OF SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF 4-AMINOPYRIDINE AND 3,4-DIAMINOPYRIDINE IN VIVO
Departments of Anaesthesia and Pharmacology, University of Manchester Manchester
Correspondence to B.J.P
4-Aminopyridine and 3,4-diaminopyridine have been compared with respect to their interactions with morphine in the mousein vivo. In contrast to 4-aminopyridine, 3,4-diaminopyridine was capable of reducing morphine-induced respiratory rate depression in doses which did not produce signs of toridty.