PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGISTS: 9th Annual Meeting , 27–28 November 1975, Melbourne

A comparison of the effects of prostaglandins and some relaxant drugs on isolated preparations of human bronchus and guinea‐pig trachea. I. S. McKnight and Diana M. Temple Effects of prostaglandins on an isolated blood vessel. J. D. Horowitz, and M. L. Mashford Prostaglandin biosynthesis in rat renal papilla: effect of catecholamines. Abraham Danon, Lucas C. T. Chang*, Alan S. Nies† and John A. Oates. Modification by capsaicin and compound 48/80 of dye leakage induced by irritants in the rat. P. T. Arvier, L. A. Chahl and R. J. Ladd The biological activity of C‐terminal partial sequences of substances. P. R. W. Bury and M. L. Mashford. Purification of a vasodilator peptide in Cohn Fraction III‐O of human plasma proteins. J. D. Horowitz and M. L. Mashford. The effects of clonidine on reflex sympathetic constrictor and heart rate responses evoked by a Valsalva‐like manoeuvre in the unanaesthetized rabbit. P. I. Korner and P. A. Blombery The effects of acute administration of propranolol on the ‘Valsalva'‐reflex sympathetic constrictor responses of the rabbit. P. A. Blombery, A. Bobik and P. I. Korner Circulatory response to haemorrhage in relation to the pattern of accompanying humoral reaction. Janina Staszewska‐Barczak and G. J. Dusting Cardiovascular actions of verapamil (Isoptin) in the dog with particular reference to myo‐cardial contractility. J. A. Angus*, D. R. Richmond, P. Dhumma‐Upakorn, L. B. Cobbin and A. H. Goodman Effect of metoprolol on resting, post‐exercise and mental stress blood pressure levels and pulse rates in hypertensive patients. Hendrika J. Waal‐Manning Blind indirect measurement of blood pressure during isometric exercise and mental arithmetic. G. Nyberg The uptake and metabolism of histamine by blood vessels. A. Foldes and I. S. de la Lande Histamine H 2 ‐receptors in human peripheral circulation. P. Chipman and W. E. Glover Histamine receptors in the coronary circulation of the dog. G. Heise, R. W. Giles and D. E. L. Wilcken Effect of phentolamine on the potentiating action of serotonin in the rabbit ear artery. P. R. Carroll, W. E. Glover and D. Morgans Effect of anaesthetics on drug responses in the cardiovascular system of greyhounds. D. L. Wilkinson and G. C. Scroop Perhexiline maleate, a new anti‐anginal drug. M. L. Mashford and J. D. Horowitz Measurement of plasma nortriptyline. K. P. Maguire, B. A. Scoggins*, G. D. Burrows and B. Davies Cardiac effects of tricyclic antidepressants. P. Dumovic, G. D. Burrows, J. Vohra,* B. Davies and B. A. Scoggins† The effect of antidepressants upon cardiovascular response to noradrenaline in anaesthetized dogs. P. Dhumma‐Upakorn and L. B. Cobbin Cardiovascular effects of a new antidepressant, H 102/09, in the anaesthetized dog. L. B. Cobbin and P. Dhumma‐Upakorn Plasma levels of lignocaine and monoethylglycinexylidide during and after prolonged lignocaine infusions. R. L. Nation, E. U. Triggs and M. Selig Clinical pharmacology of pancuronium bromide in man. A. A. Somogyi, E. J. Triggs and C. A. Shanks Influence of temperature on the effect produced by a general anaesthetic at the postsynaptic membrane. O. P. Hamill, P. W. Gage and I. Spence Metabolism of etidocaine in man: a comparison with lignocaine. D. Morgan, J. Thomas and J. Vine Hexachlorophene absorption in premature infants and surgical patients. D. G. Ferry and M. T. S. Roberts Pharmacokinetic studies of tolmetin in man. M. L. Selley, J. Glass*, E. J. Triggs and J. Thomas The effect of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs on ATP levels and histamine release from rat peritoneal cell suspension rich in mast cells. R. O. Day, J. E. Ray, G. D. Champion and D. N. Wade Single dose comparison of analgesic action of acetylsalicylate and sodium salicylate in rheumatoid arthritis. G. D. Champion, R. O. Day, N. Fagan, G. G. Graham, A. L. Haski, L. J. Hills, B. McManus and P. D. Paull The pharmacokinetics of salicylate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. G. Graham, G. D. Champion, R. O. Day and P. D. Paull The effect of enteric coating of aspirin tablets on occult gastrointestinal blood loss. G. D. Champion, A. B. Corrigan, R. O. Day, G. C. Graham, A. Haski, J. Hewson, G. Howe* and P. D. Paull Serum salicylate levels in patients receiving a continuous dosage regime of different acetylsalicylate preparations. P. J. Keary, M. R. Laurent and D. G. Ferry Naproxen‐aspirin drug interactions studied with response surface analysis. F. W. Stitt* and J. H. Vaughan† α‐Methyldopamine as a false transmitter in the corpus striatum. E. L. Conway, B. Jarrott and W. J. Louis Pharmacokinetics of clonazepam in man. J. M. Bradfield, G. A. Smith, J. H. Tyrer and M. J. Eadie The elimination kinetics of diphenylhydantoin. W. D. Hooper, F. Bochner, J. H. Tyrer and M. J. Eadie Bioavailability of carbamazepine in oral dosage forms. L. M. Cotter, G. A. Smith, M. J. Eadie and J. H. Tyrer Plasma anticonvulsant concentration during pregnancy. C. M. Lander, M. J. Eadie, V. E. Edwards and J. H. Tyrer Betel nut constituents as inhibitors of GABA uptake. G. A. R. Johnston, P. KrogsgaardLarsen and A. L. Stephanson Octopamine receptors and their structural specificity. D. F. H. Dougan and D. N. Wade Distribution of haloperidol in human blood. K. F. Ilett, I. E. Hughes and L. B. Jellett Factors which influence drug metabolism in man: tolbutamide. S. M. Pond, D. J. Birkett and D. N. Wade Temperature transitions of the microsomal hydroxylation system. D. J. Birkett Receptor assays for therapeutic and side effects of spirolactones. J. W. Funder, J. Hood and J. Mercer Further characterization of two distinct drug binding sites on human serum albumin using fluorescent probes. G. Sudlow, D. N. Wade and D. J. Birkett The prevention of drug‐induced blood dyscrasias. I. S. Collins Patterns of drug overdose admissions to a general hospital. K. B. McManus, S. Pond, D. N. Wade and D. J. Birkett Some β‐adrenoreceptor mediated actions of NAB365 (clenbuterol) in anaesthetized guineapigs. Karin Bolimer and Stella R. O'Donnell A study of prolonged forced expiration in electroplexy. P. C. Tresise* and B. P. Murphy† Effect of oral ephedrine in asthma. J. W. Patenon*, M. E. Pickup and C. S. May Potentiation of β‐receptor mediated responses to adrenaline and (‐)‐isoprenaline by hydrocortisone in the anaesthetized cat. E. Malta, R. G. Goldie, C. Raper and E. J. Cornish β‐Adrenoceptor agonistic and antagonistic actions of compounds related to soterenol in isolated guinea‐pig atrial and tracheal preparations. C. Raper and E. Malta Intravenous bolus injection of salbutamol in the management of asthma. J. W. Patenon*, S. G. Spiro, C. S. May and A. J. Johnson Effect of isoprenaline inhalation on plasma cyclic AMP levels in asthmatic subjects. P. W. Trembath, M. C. F. Pain and J. Shaw The blood‐bathed everted aorta: a sensitive method for the detection of catecholamines in the circulating blood. K. K. F. Ng, S. Duffy, W. J. Louis and A. E. Doyle Extraneuronal accumulation of noradrenaline in the guinea‐pig respiratory tract. Nili Saar and Stella R. O'Donnell Adrenergic innervation of the ovarian suspensory ligament in the guinea‐pig. S. Mohsin, B. L. Opperman, J. N. Pennefather and D. A. Taylor The effects of angiotensin II and sar 1 ‐ala 8 ‐angiotensin II (saralasin) on cyclic 3′5′‐adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) content of working rat heart. G. M. Maxwell The release of purines from intrinsic neurons in the taenia coli of the guinea‐pig. B. M. Paddle D. G. Satchell Increased lever pressing behaviour in adult rats after neonatal 6‐hydroxydopamine treatment. D. W. Peterson and R. Laverty Effect of chronic administration of L‐dopa on dopamine‐β‐hydroxylase in the rat. Ann J. Culvenor and B. Jarrott