| Literature DB >> 710857 |
I M Modlin, S R Bloom, S J Mitchell.
Abstract
We have infused pure porcine vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) into 8 healthy ambulant unsedated pigs. At plasma VIP levels closely comparable to those found in the human Verner-Morrison syndrome, gross watery diarrhea and hypokalemia were produced. When the VIP infusion was discontinued the water diarrhea ceased abruptly. This study therefore provides some evidence to implicate VIP as a possible causal agent in the pathogenesis of the human watery diarrhea syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 710857
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterology ISSN: 0016-5085 Impact factor: 22.682