pharmacological doses ( 40-160 micrograms/kg ) of adrenocorticotropic hormone ( acth ) intravenously injected to urethane-anesthetized rats subjected to otherwise lethal hemorrhagic shock ( mean arterial pressure stabilized at 20-25 mmhg ) promptly restore blood pressure to about the pre-bleeding values , and prevent death ( anti-shock effect ) .
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hemorrhagic shock
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bleeding