Vasoconstrictor

Of agent.   May also be referred to as pressor and vasoconstrictive.

Any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure.

This concept's ID is @1~24955

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  • naphazoline 0 facts

    Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms...

  • epinephrine 0 facts

    A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin);...

  • vasopressin 0 facts

    Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by...

Also contains

  • coldness 4 facts

    The absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"...

  • angiotensin 2 facts

    Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing...

  • adrenergic 2 facts

    Drug that has the effects of epinephrine.

  • noradrenaline 0 facts

    A catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and...

  • nicotine 0 facts

    An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide.

  • lypressin 0 facts

    An antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus.

  • vasopressor 0 facts

    Any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood...