Abstract
Summary
The potassium content of respiratory tract fluid was found to average 7.6 mg per 100 ml in decerebrate cats, and 27 mg per 100 ml in urethanized cats. The results could not be related to serum potassium, the level of which declined slightly during urethane anesthesia; it is suggested that they may have some relation to the reputed value of urethane in bronchial asthma and the sympathomimetic action of potassium.
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