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Intravenous administration of pooled, polyvalent human immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been used for over 20 years as a therapy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). IVIG is available in limited quantities, and clinica...
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Pharmacodynamics of in Vivo Nitroglycerin Tolerance in Normal Conscious Rats: Effects of Dose and Dosing Protocol
Purpose. We examined the effects of dose and dosing protocol on the pharmacodynamics of in vivo nitroglycerin (NTG) tolerance in conscious rats. Mechanism-based pharmcokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) models were...
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Application of Pharmacodynamic Modeling for Designing Time-Variant Dosing Regimens to Overcome Nitroglycerin Tolerance in Experimental Heart Failure
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