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The intramuscular administration of sodium succinate to fasted rats under pentobarbital or amytal anesthesia did not significantly shorten the duration of the anesthesia. Similarly the intraperitoneal administration of succinate or malate to a limited number of fed rats under pentobarbital anesthesia did not significantly influence the duration of anesthesia. We were unable to confirm Soskin and Taubenhaus'observations that succinate is an effective agent in the control of barbiturate anesthesia.
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