Assertion: epinephrine | /r/CapableOf | increase force of contraction
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text: Epinephrine also increases the heart rate and force of contraction, blood flow to the muscles and brain and aids the conversion of glycogen (a stored form of energy) into glucose in the liver.
text: CV and vasopressor actions: As a cardiac stimulant, epinephrine produces positive chronotropic and inotropic effects by action on beta 1 -receptors in the heart, increasing cardiac output, myocardial oxygen consumption, and force of contraction and decreasing cardiac efficiency.