The contractile response of the spleen of miniature swine to intra-arterial infusion of epinephrine.

The sp leen of miniature swine is a blood storage organ which contracts with intra-arterial injection of epinephrine (and presumably other stressful stimul i) and thus autotransfuses the animal . We recommend the removal of the spleen of miniature swine prior to the use of this anima l for any shock studies . APPROVED: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colonel , MSC Command ing — ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _ _ ••~‘~~~_‘ _ ~ _ ~ _• _ 7~~~~ -~~~~~•—— ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7•______