title: Studies of the central cardiovascular effects of vasopressin.
abstract: Three approaches to the evaluation of the central cardiovascular effects of vasopressin are briefly reviewed. These include assessment of cardiovascular regulation in Brattleboro rats, cardiovascular responses to central nervous system injections of vasopressin, and changes in central nervous system vasopressin content in spontaneous and induced hypertension. The studies indicate that vasopressin could participate in baroregulation by actions within the central nervous system, but they fail to clearly define the importance of vasopressin, if any, in this capacity.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000032:analysis; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D051381:Rats; D011910:Rats, Brattleboro; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014667:Vasopressins; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D012965:Sodium Chloride