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Vaptans: A new option in the management of hyponatremia

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays an important role in water and sodium homeostasis. It acts via three receptor subtypes—V(1)a, V(1)b, and V(2)—distributed widely throughout the body. Vaptans are nonpeptide vasopressin receptor antagonists (VRA). By property of aquaresis, VRAs offer a novel therapy o...

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Autores principales: Aditya, Suruchi, Rattan, Aditya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3678699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776817
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.106347