Figure 19-5 Adrenoceptor subtypes (α1 , α2 , β2 ) and intravascular pressures throughout the splanchnic circulation. Splanchnic arteries represent all arterial vessels of the pre-portal organs; splanchnic veins represent the pooled venous blood from all these organs. (Redrawn with permission from Gelman S, Mushlin PS: Catecholamine induced changes in the splanchnic circulation affecting systemic hemodynamics. Anesthesiology 100:434–439, 2004.)


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