Description
TerlipressinisasyntheticpeptideagoNISTatvasopressin1receptors(AVPR1)andisclinicallyusedtotreatportalhypertensionbydecreasingportalpressure;itisananalogofvasopressin.Terlipressinisavasopressinanalogthatexhibitsbothvasoconstrictiveandantihypertensiveactivitiesinvariousmodels.Terlipressininducesgastroparesisinvivo,increasingslowwavefrequencyinstomachandintestines.Terlipressinmayalsoimproverenalfunctioninsubjectswithhepatorenalsyndrome.
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