Increased spillover and reduced clearance both contribute to rise in plasma catecholamines after birth in lambs

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 2 39-2, 1996, Pages

  Smolich, Joseph J ^a   Cox, Helen S ^b   Eisenhofer, Graeme ^b   Esler, Murray D ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

epinephrine; fetus; newborn; norepinephrine; radioactive microspheres

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALIN RELEASE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0029987798     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.2.h668     Document Type: Article

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