01211nas a2200337 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002900065653001900094653002100113653001600134653001400150653001100164653001200175653000900187653001000196653001400206653001500220653001300235653001300248653002200261100001800283700001700301245004700318300001100365490000700376050003200383520044400415022001400859 1982 d c1982 Apr10aAdult10aAutonomic Nervous System10aBlood Pressure10aCold Temperature10aEpinephrine10aHistamine10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aPupil10aSensation10aSkin Tests10aSweating10aTropanes10aValsalva Maneuver1 aDabholkar V R1 aGaitonde B B00aA study of autonomic functions in leprosy. a303-170 v54 aInfolep Library - available3 a

The two groups of leprosy patients were compared with normal for the evaluation of the functional status of the autonomic nervous system, with the aid of several established procedures. Our findings reveal that in the leprosy patients the adrenergic system is hypo-functional as compared to the cholinergic. Further, in maculoanaesthetic group, there appears to be a physiological Dale's vasomoter reversal when adrenaline was used.

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