Abstract
1. In foetal lambs, delivered by Caesarean section under light chloralose anaesthesia, injection of sodium cyanide into the left atrium or ascending aorta caused a rise of arterial pressure and femoral vasoconstriction. The response to 0·77 mg/kg was barely present at 0·6 of term; by 0·8 of term there was a large response to one third of this dose.
2. The cardiovascular response to cyanide injection into the left atrium or ascending aorta was diminished either by section of the vagi or by carotid denervation, and was abolished by cutting both sets of nerves.
3. Injection of sodium cyanide into both common carotids simultaneously caused a substantial cardiovascular response and often a respiratory effort, abolished by carotid denervation, whereas injection into a single carotid rarely caused an effect.
4. It is concluded that the carotid chemoreceptors in mature foetal lambs can be excited by a stimulus of sufficient intensity, even though they do not respond to moderate hypoxaemia.
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