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Responses of the three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, to some commonly used pharmacologic agents. I. Autonomic drugs - PubMed
1. Sloths are very responsive to epinephrine and norepinephrine; i.v. injection of 1 microgram/kg elevates systolic pressure 80 and 90% respectively. 2. Doses as low as 0.01 microgram/kg of epinephrine as well as norepinephrine raise diastolic pressure. 3. Similarity of effects of these catecholamin …