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. 1969 Jul 19;3(5663):143–145. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5663.143

Effects of β-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade on Airway Conductance and Lung Volume in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects

P S Richardson, G M Sterling
PMCID: PMC1983961  PMID: 5792911

Abstract

Ten normal and five asthmatic subjects were given intravenous injections of 10 ml. of 0·9% saline with and without 10 mg. of propranolol, and specific airway conductance was followed in a whole-body plethysmograph. Saline alone had no significant effect on conducatance in either group of subjects. Propranolol had no significant effect on conductance in normal subjects, but caused a mean fall of 34·9% in the asthmatics.

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