New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exists for this rare inherited disease, ...

The GML-inducing effect of reserpine and the time-course of recovery from reserpine-induced GMLs were examined in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. The GML-inducing and blood pressure-decreasing effects of ...

THE advent of the tranquilizing drugs has aroused a ferment in psychiatric quarters that to the laity has implied the coming of the millennium in this phase of medicine. In view of the history of ...

THE beneficial effects of reserpine in the control of agitated, hyperactive patients 1–8 suggested exploration of its usefulness in controlling the symptoms and signs of hyperthyroidism. Reserpine has ...