Abstract
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During infusion of 1:75,000 epinephrine for as long as 45 minutes at the rate of 1 ml per minute the potassium content of the blood entering the liver, although actually below the resting concentration still exceeds that of blood leaving the liver. This strongly suggests that the cell source from which potassium is mobilized by epinephrine takes part, at least, in removing the excess from the circulation.
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