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Fig. 7. Haemodynamic parameters in a recovered South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus (550 g), before and after injection of adrenaline (10 µg kg-1), phenylephrine (10 µg kg-1) and isoproterenol (10 µg kg-1). Arrows indicate injection of the various drugs. Grey bars indicate occlusion of blood flow from the heart to measure MCFP. Psys, mean systemic blood pressure; PCV, central venous pressure. (1 cm H2O=0.098 kPa.)