Effect of Synthetic Lysine-Vasopressin on Plasma Hydrocortisone Levels in Man

Abstract

Summary1. In man, the intravenous injection of synthetic lysine-vasopressin causes a rise in plasma hydrocortisone concentration comparable to that following the intravenous administration of Pitressin. The effect of the latter is therefore not due to impurities. 2. The pressor effect of synthetic vasopressin is of the same order as that noted following the injection of Pitressin.