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Desmopressin improves intestinal functional capillary density and decreases leucocyte activation in experimental endotoxemia in the rat

Authors: L Wagner, I Drzymulski, D Pavlovic, D Henzlers, M Wendt, C Lehmann

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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The vasopressin analogue desmopressin (DDAVP), a selective agonist of the vasopressin V2 receptor, is known to cause vasodilatation in addition to its haemostatic effects. To verify whether desmopressin could be beneficial in sepsis we investigated its effects on intestinal microcirculation in experimental endotoxemia in rats. …
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Title
Desmopressin improves intestinal functional capillary density and decreases leucocyte activation in experimental endotoxemia in the rat
Authors
L Wagner
I Drzymulski
D Pavlovic
D Henzlers
M Wendt
C Lehmann
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9676

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