STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado – The American Physiological Society conference on the neurohypophyseal hormones oxytocin and vasopressin is being held July 16-20. Below are thumbnail sketches of 13 ...
Vasopressin is an alternative to epinephrine for vasopressor therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but clinical experience with this treatment has been limited. We randomly assigned adults who ...
Vasopressin caught fire as an adjunct vasopressor for sepsis about 20 years ago. The rationale was that septic patients are vasopressin deficient, at least relatively, and they require exogenous ...
Lower doses of initial vasopressin were associated with lower mortality when used as an adjunct in patients with septic shock, according to a review of three recent studies. "Patients with septic ...
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is caused by inability of the kidneys to concentrate urine by reabsorbing water in the collecting duct NDI can be inherited (X-linked or autosomal) or acquired, ...
The body's internal clock helps to regulate a water-storing hormone so that nightly dehydration or trips to the toilet are not the norm, research suggests. In an article published in Nature ...
Freshly prepared aqueous solutions of vasopressin exhibited an inhibitory effect on the methacholine induced duodenal spasms of pentobarbital anesthetized dogs but failed to antagonize the ...
A team of researchers has identified for the first time the mechanism linking a mutation in the Shank3 gene with alterations in social behavior. Using a mouse model carrying this autism-associated ...
LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today the availability in the United States of Vasopressin Injection, USP, a generic equivalent to Vasostrict ®. Fresenius Kabi Vasopressin ...