Journal article
Endotoxin increases vasopressin release independently of known physiological stimuli
Abstract
Plasma vasopressin (AVP) increases after endotoxin administration in freely behaving unanesthetized rats. The present experiments sought to determine the factors that mediate this vasopressin response. Endotoxin (150 micrograms/kg iv) elicited a significant increase in plasma AVP concentration. This response was accompanied by unchanged plasma osmolality, hypotension, increased hematocrit (reflecting decreased plasma volume), hypothermia, and …
Authors
Kasting NW; Mazurek MF; Martin JB
Journal
American Journal of Physiology, Vol. 248, No. 4, pp. e420–e424
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Publication Date
April 1, 1985
DOI
10.1152/ajpendo.1985.248.4.e420
ISSN
0002-9513