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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 19.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Neurosci. 1999 Nov;21(3-5):281–289. doi: 10.1159/000017407

Table 2.

Effects of CRH antagonists on autonomic and hormonal parameters in the rodent

Parameter Vehicle Helical CRH (9–41) Dose, μg/kg
MAP, mm Hg 103±1 104±2 180 i.v.
HR, beats/min 384±4 382±4 180 i.v.
Norepinephrine, pg/ml 309±20 248±11 360 i.c.v.
Epinephrine, pg/ml 58±30 42±7 360 i.c.v.
ACTH, pg/ml 40±7 37±4 3,000 i.v.
β-Endorphin, pg/ml <300 <300 3,000 i.v.

MAP = Mean arterial pressure; i.v. = intravenous; i.c.v. = into the lateral cerebral ventricle.