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Vasopressin and splanchnic blood flow: vasoconstriction does not equal vasoconstriction in every organ

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  1. Département de Réanimation Médicale, Laboratoire HIFIH UPRES-EA 3859, Université d’Angers, CHU 49933, Cedex 9 Angers, France

    P. Asfar

  2. Sektion Anästhesiologische Pathophysiologie und Verfahrensentwicklung, 89073, Ulm, Germany

    P. Radermacher

  3. Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis Egyetem, 1125, Budapest, Hungary

    B. Hauser

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Asfar, P., Radermacher, P. & Hauser, B. Vasopressin and splanchnic blood flow: vasoconstriction does not equal vasoconstriction in every organ. Intensive Care Med 32, 21–23 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2867-y

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