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The method of Byrom and Wilson as modified! for this study is well adapted for the determination of blood pressure in the rat. The mean arterial systolic pressure in the unanesthetized animal was found to be 124.8 mm Hg. The mean pressures obtained by the use of anesthetic agents were as follows: nembutal—104.1, amytal—103.5, ether (shallow)—117, ether (deep)—104, urethane—78.4, morphine—63.9 mm Hg,
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