| Literature DB >> 639959 |
I M Modlin, S R Bloom, S Mitchell.
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Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) is released into the portal circulation in large quantities by ischaemic bowel. In view of its known high concentration in the gut and potent vasoactive properties it may well be implicated in the pathogenesis of the serious haemodynamic changes produced by gut ischaemia.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 639959 DOI: 10.1007/BF01935976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754