Therapeutic Potential of Vasopressin-Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure

Abstract.: Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a 9-amino acid peptide that is secreted from the posterior pituitary in response to high plasma osmolality and hypotension. AVP has important roles in circulatory and water homoeostasis, which are mediated by oxytocin receptors and by AVP receptor subtypes: V...

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Main Authors: Yasukatsu Izumi, Katsuyuki Miura, Hiroshi Iwao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319302130