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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103590

THE EFFECT OF ACETYLCHOLINE ON THE HUMAN PULMONARY CIRCULATION UNDER NORMAL AND HYPOXIC CONDITIONS

H. W. Fritts Jr., P. Harris, R. H. Clauss, J. E. Odell, and A. Cournand

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

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Fellow of the New York Heart Association.

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Fellow of the Nuffield Foundation.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Public Health Service.

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This investigation was supported by a research grant [H-2001(C)] from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the New York Heart Association.

3

Fellow of the Nuffield Foundation.

4

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Public Health Service.

1

This investigation was supported by a research grant [H-2001(C)] from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the New York Heart Association.

3

Fellow of the Nuffield Foundation.

4

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Public Health Service.

1

This investigation was supported by a research grant [H-2001(C)] from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the New York Heart Association.

3

Fellow of the Nuffield Foundation.

4

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Public Health Service.

1

This investigation was supported by a research grant [H-2001(C)] from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

Find articles by Odell, J. in: JCI | PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory of the First Medical and Chest Services, Columbia University Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, N. Y.

2

Fellow of the New York Heart Association.

3

Fellow of the Nuffield Foundation.

4

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Public Health Service.

1

This investigation was supported by a research grant [H-2001(C)] from the National Heart Institute of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Published January 1, 1958 - More info

Published in Volume 37, Issue 1 on January 1, 1958
J Clin Invest. 1958;37(1):99–110. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103590.
© 1958 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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