Abstract
The purpose of this article is to review the formation of pressor amines in the body, and their relation to the pathogenesis and exptl. alleviation of hypertension; to consider their pharmacodynamic effects on cellular or tissue metabolism as determining the mode of action of these agents; to review the relation of structure to the inactivation of sympathomimetic amines; and to present certain generalizations concerning the relation of structure of these com- pounds to their action and inactivation.