Description
Desmopressinisasyntheticpeptidederivativeofargininevasopressinthatbindsandactivatesvasopressin-2receptors(V2Rs).Desmopressinexhibitspro-coagulant/pro-thromboticandantidiureticactivitiesandisclinicallyusedtotreatbleedingdisorderssuchashemophilia.Desmopressinenhancesplateletpro-coagulantactivityandincreaseplatelet-dependentthrombingenerationinaNa+/Ca2+-dependentmanner.
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