noun
Etymology
Origin of digitalin
First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in 2
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Barium chloride, digitalin, physostigmin, nicotin and other substances, as well as adrenalin, have been found to exert a selective toxic action on the muscle cells of the middle coat of the aorta.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
Prof. Boehm found that digitalin likewise re-established heart action when suspended by the action of muscarin.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
There was prussic acid poisoning from almonds and digitalin poisoning from purple foxglove.
From The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley
Contains the glucoside digitalin and other active principles.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
Treatment consists in lowering the body temperature by application of cold cloths, stimulants, strychnine or digitalin hypodermically.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
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