Plugging the leak - Benefits of the vasopressin-2 agonist, desmopressin in autonomic failure

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-87

  Mathias, Christopher J ^a,b   Young, Timothy M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; DESMOPRESSIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; RENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR AGONIST;

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FLUID BALANCE; HEAD TILTING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; NOCTURIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POLYURIA; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WATER INTOXICATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; RENAL AGENTS;

EID: 0037677593     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-0092-8     Document Type: Editorial

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