In urethane-anesthetized rats, intravenous VIP had a systemic hypotensive effect.
In plain wordsIn rats, VIP given into a vein lowered blood pressure.
- Outcome
- DecreaseSystemic blood pressure after intravenous VIP
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
urethane-anesthetized rats- Outcome group
- Blood pressure · Cardiovascular
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intravenousAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
VIP, when given i.v., showed a systemic, hypotensive effect and a stimulatory effect on pancreatic secretion in urethane-anesthetized rats.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In order to examine the role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in systemic blood pressure and pancreatic and gastric secretions in rats, the peptide was given to rats either intravenously (i.v.) through the femoral vein or intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) through the lateral ventricle.