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. 1982 Jan;75(1):9–11. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1982.tb08752.x

Angiotensin inhibits action of vagus nerve at the heart.

E K Potter
PMCID: PMC2071446  PMID: 7074289

Abstract

The effects of angiotensin II and angiotensin III (Des-Asp angiotensin II) on cardiac vagal nerve endings were studied in intact dogs and in isolated guinea-pig atria. Decreases in heart rate evoked by electrical stimulation of the peripheral end of the cut vagus were attenuated in the presence of angiotensin II and angiotensin III.

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