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A Toxicological Review of Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research Jefferson, Arkansas 72079
A Toxicological Review of Beta-Adrenergic Blockers. JACKSON, C. D., AND FISHBEIN, L (1986). Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 6, 395422. The use of various beta-adrenergic blockers has become extensive as they have been found to be efficacious in the treatment of a number of cardiovascular problems including cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, and hypertension. The widespread and chronic use of these drugs has generated a concern for their potential chronic toxicity. Eighteen beta-adrenergic blockers have been reviewed and the available literature pertaining to their potential carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity has been summarized and compared.