L-Arginine and vasopressor agents: When antagonists have unexpected synergistic effects

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1847-1849

  Backer, Daniel De ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arginine; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide; Vasopressin; Vasopressor agents

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARGININE; ENDOTOXIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE PERFUSION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOTOXEMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ILEUM; MICROCIRCULATION; NOREPINEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 33744551974     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000219380.79235.40     Document Type: Editorial

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